The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

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

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

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

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

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

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

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

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

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

An underground city of salt.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.