Open for a weekend once a year around October it houses a fascinating collection of unique Victorian preserved and stuffed animals.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

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

Something's watching you.

Romania's only crater lake with water as pure as if distilled.

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.

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

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

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

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

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

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

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

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

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.