Places remcrae Wants to Go

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

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

An underground city of salt.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

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

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

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

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

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.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

The country estate of renowned Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin.

A unique museum dedicated to the history of household appliances from across the globe.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.