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.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

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

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

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

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

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.