Gdynia, Poland
Hotel Zdrowie
A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.
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Gdynia, Poland
A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Hel, Poland
The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.
Poznań, Poland
This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.
Poznań, Poland
An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.
Besiekiery, Poland
These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.
Warsaw, Poland
This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland
Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Wrocław, Poland
This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.
Wrocław, Poland
A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Gmina Leśnica, Poland
One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.
Olomouc, Czechia
Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Křtiny, Czechia
Mysterious painted skulls in Moravia.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Kutna Hora, Czechia
An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Cvikov, Czechia
The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.