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Glasgow, Scotland
Clydeside Expressway Mural Wall
Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.
55.8645, -4.2996
Wieliczka, Poland
Wieliczka Salt Mine
An underground city of salt.
49.9830, 20.0557
Krakow, Poland
Rynek Underground
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
50.0619, 19.9377
Krakow, Poland
Kraków-Płaszów Concentration Camp
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
50.0330, 19.9668
Krakow, Poland
Liban Quarry
The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
50.0365, 19.9561
Krakow, Poland
Statue of Jan Matejko
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
50.0654, 19.9411
Krakow, Poland
Memorial to the Victims of Air Pollution
Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.
50.0653, 19.9387
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
50.0614, 19.9401
Krakow, Poland
The Cloth Hall Knife
Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.
50.0616, 19.9376
Krakow, Poland
Krakow Torch Sockets
Remnants from a time before electricity.
50.0614, 19.9370
Krakow, Poland
Aleja Gwiazd (Avenue of Stars)
Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
50.0535, 19.9329
Krakow, Poland
The Dragon Trail
Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.
50.0530, 19.9336
Krakow, Poland
Wawel Chakra
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
50.0547, 19.9363
Krakow, Poland
The Bones of the Wawel Dragon
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
50.0547, 19.9354
Krakow, Poland
Abecadło
A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.
50.0542, 19.9254
Stirling, Scotland
The Lion's Den
It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.
56.1229, -3.9456
Chicago, Illinois
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.
41.8885, -87.6247
Edinburgh, Scotland
Floral Clock
The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.
55.9517, -3.1973
Edinburgh, Scotland
St. Margaret's Well
An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.
55.9460, -3.1596
Kastrup, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen's Trunk
The traveling wares of Denmark's most famous author.
55.6123, 12.6472
Copenhagen, Denmark
CopenHill
The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.
55.6846, 12.6202
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Ghost Swastikas
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
55.6729, 12.5725
Copenhagen, Denmark
Vejrpigerne ('The Weather Girls')
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
55.6759, 12.5674
Copenhagen, Denmark
Kosmik Rum
Visitors are treated to a stained glass kaleidoscope interior inside this work of art.
55.6781, 12.5962
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