Warsaw, Poland
Old Town Wishing Bell
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
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Warsaw, Poland
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Warsaw, Poland
A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.
Warsaw, Poland
This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Durrës, Albania
The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.
Tirana, Albania
A memorial to the atrocities of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania.
Durrës, Albania
One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.
Shkodër, Albania
According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Tirana, Albania
What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?
Chapayal, Belize
This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.
Tikal, Guatemala
Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
Tirana, Albania
In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.
Elbasan County, Albania
Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Hartford, Connecticut
A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.
Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Warsaw, Poland
This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.
Warsaw, Poland
A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.
Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Gdańsk, Poland
Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.