Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
Oświęcim, Poland
Located near Kraków, this memorial is a spine-chilling reminder of Nazi terror and genocide. Admission is free and guides are available. For more on this spooky place click here
Central Cemetery (Zentralfriedhof)
Vienna, Austria
Famous cemetery in Europe, featuring tombs or memorials for Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss among others. For more on this spooky place click here
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Kiev, Ukraine
For about $200 you can tour the nuclear disaster site. Highlights include the hastily evacuated soviet-era homes in the ghost-town of Pripyat. For more on this spooky place click here
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site
Dachau, Germany
Located near Munich, another reminder of the horrors of World War II. Again, admission is free and guides are available. For more on this spooky place click here
Dracula’s Birthplace
Sighisoara, Romania
Dracula House, Vlad the Impaler’s birthplace in 1431, has a plaque on the door and is now a restaurant, bar and small museum of medieval weapons. For more on this spooky place click here
Dracula’s Castle
Bran, Romania
Even if Vlad the Impaler did not actually live here, the corridors and chambers certainly invoke gothic images of vampires hiding around every corner! For more on this spooky place click here
Frankenstein’s Castle
Darmstadt, Germany
The residence of Johann Konrad Dippel von Frankenstein, an eighteenth-century alchemist. According to legend he experimented on human body parts and claimed to be able to create life.
Jack the Ripper
London, England
Organized walks through the notorious Whitechapel streets where the Ripper murders occurred. Highlights include murder scenes and the Ripper's favorite pub. For more on this spooky place click here
Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness, Scotland
Nessie, the famous monster, is rumored to inhabit this beautiful lake in the Scottish highlands. For more on this spooky place click here
Père-Lachaise Cemetery (Le Cimetière du Père-Lachaise)
Paris, France
Famous cemetery featuring tombs or memorials for Georges Bizet, Honoré de Balzac, Frederic Chopin, Eugene Delacroix, Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Jim Morrison, Gioacchino Rossini, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Oscar Wilde. For more on this spooky place click here
Stonehenge
Amesbury, England
Located near Salisbury, this ancient stone circle was erected up to 5,000 years ago. For private access to the center circle during sunrise or sunset call (01980) 626267. For more on this spooky place click here
Tower of London
London, England
Once a prison, the Tower now houses the priceless Crown Jewels. In 1493, the “Princes in the Tower” are said to have been murdered in the Bloody Tower. For more on this spooky place click here
Westminster Abbey
London, England
Featuring tombs or memorials for Robert Browning, Lord Byron, Lewis Carroll, Geoffrey Chaucer, Oliver Cromwell, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, King Henry V, Samuel Johnson, Rudyard Kipling, David Livingstone, Mary, Queen of Scots, John Milton, Sir Isaac Newton, Laurence Olivier, Alfred Lord Tennyson. For more on this spooky place click here
