Places johnw404 Wants to Go

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.

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.

A symbolic cemetery in a suburban square marks the birthplace of Poland's WWII resistance movement.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

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

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A local prank turned town icon.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

From afar it looks like someone's hat blew into the water, but closer inspection reveals a giant floating sculpture.

The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.