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

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

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

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 longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.

This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.