Places alxndr Wants to Go

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.

An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.

The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

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

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

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

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

The site of the first battle of World War II.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

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

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

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

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

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

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.

A small Denmark town displays a pair of titanic jaw bones as their community symbol.