A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

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.

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

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

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

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

Housed inside a replica church, its collection honors the Black community displaced by the Halifax government.