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This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

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

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

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

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

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.