Gdańsk, Poland
Old Prussian Hags of Northern Pomerania
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
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Gdańsk, Poland
These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Krakow, Poland
There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.
Walbrzych, Poland
This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.
Poznań, Poland
These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.
Odry, Poland
Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.
Bochnia, Poland
Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.
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These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Poznań, Poland
The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Torun, Poland
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
Rapa, Poland
A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.
Krakow, Poland
Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.