Prague, Czechia
St. Valentine’s Shoulder Blade
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
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Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
Shanghai, China
This tunnel looks like a sliver of Shanghai that's stuck in the past.
Warsaw, Poland
This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Warsaw, Poland
These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.
Warsaw, Poland
In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.
Beamish, England
Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.
Keri, Greece
Flying high over the small island of Zákynthos is a giant tribute to the mainland.
Koroni, Greece
These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.
Katastari, Greece
These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
York, England
An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
Corbridge, England
This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Grange-over-Sands, England
Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.
Ravenglass, England
These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Sunderland, England
An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
Sunderland, England
This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.