Krakow, Poland
Memorial to the Victims of Air Pollution
Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.
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Krakow, Poland
Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Krakow, Poland
Remnants from a time before electricity.
Krakow, Poland
Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Warsaw, Poland
The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.
Lewes, England
A stone plaque and a winking pub name are all that remain to remember the victims of deadly 1836 avalanche.
Lewes, England
This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.
Hamsey, England
Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
Brighton, England
This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Rottingdean, England
According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Sheffield, England
Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.
Sheffield, England
This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.
Sheffield, England
Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.