Poland
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A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
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Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Łapalice, Poland
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Rapa, Poland
A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
Ketrzyn, Poland
This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Szatmárcseke, Hungary
Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.
Budapest, Hungary
Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Amersfoort, Netherlands
At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
Bunnik, Netherlands
For years, the remains of this ancient Roman fortress were hidden under an orchard.
Leiden, Netherlands
The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.