Gdańsk, Poland
Gdańsk Shipyard
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
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Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Łapalice, Poland
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Wrocław, Poland
A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.
Warsaw, Poland
This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.
Świdnica, Poland
This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.
Jelonki, Poland
Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.
Bochnia, Poland
Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
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."
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.
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.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Ketrzyn, Poland
This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.