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

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

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

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.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Saintly bones pressed into a wax effigy of a Catholic superstar.