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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

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

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

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

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

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.