Places thanesiel Wants to Go

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

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

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

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

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

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

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

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.