The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

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

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

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

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

A passage grave used in neolithic rituals.

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

The ruins of a 17th-century lodge on a grand estate are being slowly restored to their former glory.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.