Places rebeccaconner58 Wants to Go

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.