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.

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

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

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

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

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.