Warsaw, Poland
Mały Powstaniec (The Little Insurrectionist)
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
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Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Poland
These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Torun, Poland
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Zakopane, Poland
Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.
Wrocław, Poland
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.
Gdańsk, Poland
A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Bydgoszcz, Poland
An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.
Gdańsk, Poland
This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.
Warsaw, Poland
The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.
Krakow, Poland
Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
kłodzki, Poland
Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
Warsaw, 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.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Walbrzych, Poland
A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
Ketrzyn, Poland
This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.