Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.

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

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

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.

This 700-year-old structure is one of the most unique architectural and historic monuments in Gdańsk.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

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

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

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

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.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.