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

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

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

Remnants from a time before electricity.

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

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

This cemetery of rusting Soviet-era steam locomotives and train cars offers an apocalyptic glimpse into a bygone era.

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.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

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.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Complex tile installations designed by a renowned Polish artist in a Warsaw subway.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.