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Poczopek, Poland

'Pracownia (Studio) Forresta Bessa'

A marker honors the brief peace found by a tormented artist in the fictional land of Kcymaerxthaere.

Szczepan Mucha's Wooden Sculptures

Szałe, Poland

Szczepan Mucha's Wooden Sculptures

Disturbing works of outsider art, carved from whole logs.

Wikipedia Monument.

Słubice, Poland

Wikipedia Monument

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

Look closely: The fragment is pretty small.

Chełmno, Poland

Pieces of St. Valentine's Skull

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

The desert.

Błędów, Poland

Błędów Desert

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

Sadpol Strawberry

Wierzbica, Poland

Sadpol Strawberry

The giant metal fruit was once the symbol of a large farm.

The largest pope statue in the world

Czestochowa, Poland

The World's Tallest Pope Statue

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

Polish Army Museum.
Permanently Closed

Warsaw, Poland

Polish Army Museum

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

A ghostly goalpost waits for a game that will never happen

Poznań, Poland

Edmund Szyc Stadium

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

Old Town Wishing Bell.

Warsaw, Poland

Old Town Wishing Bell

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

Mieszko.

Warsaw, Poland

Mieszko the Stone Bear

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

Walbrzych, Poland

Totenburg Mausoleum

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

Interactive shipwreck exploration.

Wrocław, Poland

Hydropolis

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

The Train to Heaven

Wrocław, Poland

The Train to Heaven

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

Mermaid of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland

Mermaid of Warsaw

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

The basilisk statue outside Bazyliszek Restaurant.

Warsaw, Poland

The Warsaw Basilisk

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

St. Mary's Basilica

Krakow, Poland

St. Mary's Basilica

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

Kościuszko Mound

Krakow, Poland

Kościuszko Mound

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Collegium Maius

Krakow, Poland

Collegium Maius

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

The castle had strategic importance for centuries.

Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

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