Places The Detour Effect Wants to Go

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

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

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

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

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

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.

A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

A king's bloodstained shirt is among the gruesome collection of artifacts displayed below Stockholm's Royal Palace.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.