Tatra County, Poland
Rysy
The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
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Tatra County, Poland
The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
Poznań, Poland
A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.
Leśniewo, Poland
Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.
Błędów, Poland
People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
Treblinka, Poland
A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.
Świebodzin, Poland
This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.
Karpacz, Poland
On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.
Katowice, Poland
While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.
Warsaw, Poland
This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.
Żagań, Poland
The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
Walbrzych, Poland
This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.
Leba, Poland
This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.
Gdańsk, Poland
This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.
Gmina Leśnica, Poland
One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.
Jelonki, Poland
Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.
Otwock, Poland
An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.
Bochnia, Poland
Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.
Pniewo, Poland
What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Poland
A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".
Krakow, Poland
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Grabarka, Poland
Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.