The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A Soviet era flat that refused to conform to the dull gray standards.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.