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693 Dracula’s Romania; Spooky New Orleans; Mary Morris in India

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Trail of Dracula in Romania

Romanians believed vampires were real, and they convincing actual doctors at the time that it was a thing. And today, probably half the tourism going to Romania is looking for the Trail of Dracula. "Having one's entire country associated with a fictional character written by a guy who never stepped foot in the country"

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