Places tsrzad Wants to Go

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

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).

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

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

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

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

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

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

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

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

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

A rare museum dedicated to a rather overlooked material in the history of fashion.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.