Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

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

Come to this Polish museum to take a good, clean look at filth.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

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.

One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.

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

The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.

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

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

This tower in a small Polish village uses the power of a sacred bell to ward off mischievous weather spirits.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

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

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

Dubbed "Wistom" by locals, this abandoned factory is an urban explorer's dream.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

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

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

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

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

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

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

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.