Gdańsk, Poland
Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
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Gdańsk, Poland
Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.
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A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.
Kartuzy, Poland
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
Katowice, Poland
While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
Treblinka, Poland
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
gołdapski, Poland
The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.
Krakow, Poland
An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.
Żagań, Poland
The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
Warsaw, Poland
These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.
Wisniowa, Poland
The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.
Leba, Poland
This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.
Krakow, Poland
A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.
Gmina, Poland
This tower in a small Polish village uses the power of a sacred bell to ward off mischievous weather spirits.
Warsaw, Poland
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.
Gdańsk, Poland
A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.
Gdynia, Poland
A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Gdańsk, Poland
A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.
Warsaw, Poland
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Niedzica-Zamek, Poland
This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.
Bochnia, Poland
Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.