Places peelacres Wants to Go

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

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

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

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

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Once home to some 250,000 volumes and priceless art artifacts, this Polish estate was a target of bombing during World War II.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

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

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

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

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

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

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

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

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

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

A tribute to the builder(s) of Bitcoin.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.