Despite its ornamental looks, this towering Tuscan-inspired anomaly was a masterpiece in hydraulic engineering.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

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

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

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.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

A tribute to the first human in space.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.

Gdańsk's lion mascot features in a trail of bronze sculptures scattered all across the city.

The site of the first battle of World War II.