It's the stuff of literary legend— and the view's not half bad either. That's right, you can take a trip to the infamous Bran Castle in Transylvania, the fictional hilltop home of the world's most famous vampire, Count Dracula.

Deep out in the Romanian countryside, this towering 12th century fortress certainly looks the part — the spooky towers were purportedly the setting of Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel, Dracula. And that's not the only real-life inspiration for the famous book – the blood-thirsty ruler Prince Vlad Dracul (aka the Vlad the Impaler) apparently lent his name to the titular character. Unfortunately, Vlad's own residence is now in ruins, and Bran Castle is as close as you'll come to true vampiric architecture.

Deep out in the Romanian countryside, this towering 12th century fortress certainly looks the part — the spooky towers were purportedly the setting of Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel, Dracula. And that's not the only real-life inspiration for the famous book – the blood-thirsty ruler Prince Vlad Dracul (aka the Vlad the Impaler) apparently lent his name to the titular character. Unfortunately, Vlad's own residence is now in ruins, and Bran Castle is as close as you'll come to true vampiric architecture.

This story was updated to correct the fact that the castle is not for sale as news reports previously indicated.

[h/t Travel + Leisure

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