A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

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

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

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.