Places Red Fedora Diary Wants to Go

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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

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

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

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

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

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

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

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

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.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.