The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

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

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.

A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

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

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.