Hrodna, Belarus
Museum of Malformations of the Human Body
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
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Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Warsaw, Poland
A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.
Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
The center of this Polish border town was so thoroughly wiped out in World War II that only the foundations remain.
Miedzianka, Poland
This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.
Warsaw, Poland
The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.
Wolin, Poland
A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Wisniowa, Poland
The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Gdańsk, Poland
Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.
Niedzica-Zamek, Poland
This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.
Otwock, Poland
An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Łapalice, Poland
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Warsaw, Poland
The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.