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

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

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

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

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.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

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

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

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