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

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

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

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

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

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

An underground city of salt.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

The longest hedge maze in the world.