Places Red Fedora Diary Wants to Go

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

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

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

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

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

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

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

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

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

An impressive monument to Poland's independence.

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

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

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

A bronze replica of an elm tree that honors the victims that perished in Pawaik Prison.

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

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.

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

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.