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

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

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."

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.

An abandoned mining complex in Serra do Gerês.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

A glacial valley filled with silver beech trees in the mountains of Portugal.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.