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This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

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

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

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

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

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

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

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

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

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

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

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

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

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

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

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

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

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

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.