Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.

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

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.

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

Complex tile installations designed by a renowned Polish artist in a Warsaw subway.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.

An unlikely link between a quiet English town and Sydney’s skyline.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.