6 Things to Do in Transylvania Other Than Becoming Undead — wired.com

As the new flick Dracula Untold is here to (un)tell you: Dracula was a real dude. Well, sorta. The version in Untold, opening Friday, is the more fantastical, ghastly version of the man scholars believe Bram Stoker used as inspiration for his iconic vampire: 15th century voivode Vlad Țepeș/Vlad III Dracula/Vlad the Impaler. (That last nickname he got because of his habit of leaving enemies on stakes as deterrent for advancing Ottoman soldiers.) Sound like the kind of guy whose former stomping grounds you want to visit? Good, because Romania would love to welcome you to its vast and beautiful lands.

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