This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

The growing stones of Romania.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

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

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

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

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

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

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

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

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

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

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).

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

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.