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

The growing stones of Romania.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

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

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

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

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