A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

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

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.

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

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

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

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

This interactive museum celebrates the iconic arcade game.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

A bronze statue of Momo, a girl holding a huge ear, sits waiting to listen to anyone who needs it.