A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.

A small square populated with giant birchwood sculptures.

This ancient tree in the middle of a street united the community in an effort to preserve it.

Legend says a giant, venomous spider once dwelled within this Polish church.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

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.

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

A modern-day Polish explorer's collection of artifacts from around the world

Oldest surviving milestone in Europe outside of the Roman Empire.

Prior to modern plumbing, some toilets were in tall towers perched over rivers.

According to local legend, this unassuming art gallery was once used to imprison witches.

This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.

This public park collects signposts and other memorabilia related to local history, Polish-German relations and human progress

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.