Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Radimlja Necropolis
A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.
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Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
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.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Gdańsk, Poland
This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Chicago, Illinois
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.