Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

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

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

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

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

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

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

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

This tower once served as a radar station during the Cold War.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.