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Rysy

Tatra County, Poland

Rysy

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

A crowd of headless sculptures stands in the park.

Poznań, Poland

Nierozpoznani

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

Front view of the upper lock with the Nazi insignia clearly visible

Leśniewo, Poland

Leśniewo U-Boat Locks

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.

The desert.

Błędów, Poland

Błędów Desert

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

Treblinka is certainly the most utterly heartbreaking, stomach-turning, wretched place I have ever visited.

Treblinka, Poland

Muzeum Treblinka

A somber memorial honors the hundreds of thousands of lives lost at this labor and extermination camp.

Christ the King in Poland.

Świebodzin, Poland

Internet Antennas of Christ the King

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

The "hill."

Karpacz, Poland

Karpacz's Gravitational Anomaly

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

Spodek at night.

Katowice, Poland

Spodek

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

Polish Army Museum.
Permanently Closed

Warsaw, Poland

Polish Army Museum

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

Harry tunnel at Stalag Luft III.

Żagań, Poland

Stalag Luft III Prisoner Camp Museum

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

Walbrzych, Poland

Totenburg Mausoleum

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

A Rheinbote short range ballistic rocket

Leba, Poland

Nazi Rocket Test Site

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

Fahrenheit Monument

Gdańsk, Poland

Fahrenheit Monument

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

St. Annaberg Thingstätte

Gmina Leśnica, Poland

St. Annaberg Thingstätte

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

Elbląg Canal

Jelonki, Poland

Elbląg Canal

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

Zofiówka Sanatorium.

Otwock, Poland

Zofiówka Sanatorium

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

Bochnia Salt Mine

Bochnia, Poland

Bochnia Salt Mine

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

The Ostwall Fortification

Pniewo, Poland

The Ostwall Fortification

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

Malbork Castle

Malbork, Poland

Malbork Castle

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

The Flying Dwarf.

Wrocław, Poland

Wroclaw Dwarves

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

Muchołapka, or "Hitler's Stonehenge".

Poland

Muchołapka

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

“Memorial to the Victims of Fascism in Krakow.”

Krakow, Poland

Kraków-Płaszów Concentration Camp

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

Old Zakopane Cemetery

Zakopane, Poland

Old Zakopane Cemetery

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

Crosses come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and material.

Grabarka, Poland

Holy Mountain of Grabarka

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

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