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Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

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

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

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

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.

In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

A magical woodland theatre in Wales reclaimed by nature.

The seaside ruins of an ancient salt production facility.

This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.

This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.