Warsaw, Poland
The Neon Museum
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
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Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
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.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
San Anselmo, California
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
London, England
The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.
Mexico City, Mexico
The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.
Bridgend, Wales
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
Mmatshumo, Botswana
An enchanting rocky island of scraggly baobabs surrounded by an ancient sea and sprawling salt pans.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Ocaña, Colombia
Colombia’s only monument erected to mark the end of slavery in the former Republic of New Granada.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Amman, Jordan
This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.
Reims, France
An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.
Matera, Italy
Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
Mexico City, Mexico
This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Warsaw, Poland
These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.
London, England
Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.
Quito, Ecuador
The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.