The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.

One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.

How did this desert wind up in the middle of a Polish forest?

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.

Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.

A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.

A tribute to the first human in space.

Gliwice Radio Tower, likely the tallest wooden structure in the world.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.