Places shiri16 Wants to Go

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

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

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

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

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.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

An underground city of salt.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.