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The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A public display of random paleontology.