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

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

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.

An artificial hill and apparent calendric structure built in the Early Middle Ages immortalizes a legendary Polish princess.

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

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

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

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

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

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

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

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

An underground city of salt.

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

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

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

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.