A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

Catch a scenic view of Warsaw's Old Town from the top of a centuries-old dumping ground.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

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

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.