Warsaw, Poland
The Warsaw Basilisk
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
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Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Warsaw, Poland
The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Krakow, Poland
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
Krakow, Poland
Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Krakow, Poland
Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
Budapest, Hungary
When the water level in the Danube in central Budapest is low enough, there is a secret site telling the history of one of the most iconic bridges of the city.
Hamburg, Germany
This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.
Hamburg, Germany
A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Hamburg, Germany
Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.
Hamburg, Germany
Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Hamburg, Germany
A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.