Krakow, Poland
Wawel Chakra
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
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Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Katowice, Poland
While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Krakow, Poland
In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.
Gdańsk, Poland
A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.
Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Lviv, Ukraine
This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.
Lviv, Ukraine
This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.
Lviv, Ukraine
This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.
Lviv, Ukraine
Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.