A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

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

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

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

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

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.