Places aemem Wants to Go

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

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

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

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

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

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

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

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 fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

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

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

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

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.