Places TravellingBookish Wants to Go

An ancient Roman snake god, carved expertly into stone.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

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

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

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

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

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

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

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

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

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

A museum dedicated to one of Portugal's most celebrated writers.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.