Places kitvishnu Wants to Go

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

Atop this library is one of the most beautiful green spaces in Warsaw.

The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

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

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

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

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

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

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

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