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

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

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

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

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

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

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.