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Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Secret Polish Eagle on Fara Church

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

A Polish communist era water closet

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Museum of Soap and History of Dirt

Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.

The best sauerkraut is made with an indigenous Slovenian cabbage.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana Central Market

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

Makeshift memorial at the base of the statue

Budapest, Hungary

Memorial for Victims of the German Occupation

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

The Bamberg Horseman, 2008.

Bamberg, Germany

Bamberg Horseman

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

Wrocław’s Former City Prison

Wrocław, Poland

Wrocław’s Former City Prison

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

Art within the creative city.

Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

The Lucky Chimney Sweeper.

Tallinn, Estonia

'Lucky Chimney Sweeper'

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

 Margutis Easter Egg

Vilnius, Lithuania

Margutis Easter Egg

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Juodasis Vaiduoklis (The Black Ghost)

Klaipėda, Lithuania

Juodasis Vaiduoklis (The Black Ghost)

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

An evening view of the second tower.

Berlin, Germany

Humboldthain Flak Tower

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Check out the petroglyphs at Signal Hill.

Tucson, Arizona

Petroglyphs at Signal Hill

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg

Berlin, Germany

Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Mengenlehreuhr

Berlin, Germany

Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

Shinsegae Department Store.

Busan, South Korea

World’s Largest Department Store

The Shinsegae Department Store is the largest of its kind in the whole world.

Skull Rock really catches the light during golden hour.

Twentynine Palms, California

Skull Rock

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Chef Boyardee Statue

Omaha, Nebraska

Chef Boyardee Statue

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

Call NOW! Art Installation

Springfield, Missouri

Call NOW! Art Installation

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

A field of pink muhly grass outside Cheomseongdae Observatory.

Gyeongju, South Korea

Pink Muhly Grass

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.

A church altar of sculpted amber saints that seems to float at the front of the church

Gdańsk, Poland

St. Bridget's Church

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

The front of the World Clock

Copenhagen, Denmark

Jens Olsen's World Clock

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

Death and the Mother.

Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Death and the Mother’

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

All hail the mightiest of snails.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Sankt Peders Bageri

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

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