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Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle", it is marketed as the home of the titular character in Bram Stoker's Dracula, which has led to persistent myths that it was once the home of Vlad Ţepeş, ruler of Wallachia, who is said to have been Dracula himself. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Maria. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum and park presenting traditional Romanian peasant structures and objects from across the country.