Places phildzielski Wants to Go

Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.

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

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

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

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

The site of the first battle of World War II.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

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

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

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.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

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