This interactive museum is an exceptional place to gain a deeper understanding of Warsaw’s history. It was founded in commemoration of an event that profoundly changed the city: the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Listen to the oral accounts given by insurgents, go down into the sewers — similar to the ones that insurgents used to move around the city — and see The City of Ruins, a bird’s-eye view of Warsaw burnt to the ground. Don’t forget to see the murals painted by Polish artists on the Wall of Art. The museum building is interesting in its own right since it was previously an old electric power plant for trams.

Cinecittà offers a behind-the-scenes look at Italy’s historic film studios. Visitors can explore monumental sets, costumes worn by stars such as Sophia Loren and Alberto Sordi, and exhibitions on the history of Italian cinema. There’s also a restaurant styled like a film set and a bookshop, all set within the studio’s green park.

A Coruña has been dubbed the ‘city of glass’ and one need only head to the waterfront to understand why. Multi-story houses sport a rather unusual and almost uniform protective layer of “gallerias” or glassed-in balconies.