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

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

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

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.

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

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

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

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

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales