The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

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

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

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.

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

A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Pripyat, now long-abandoned.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.