Places stonoceno Wants to Go

This often-missed monastery, set in a scenic mountain landscape, features unique frescoes, fortifications and legends.

An observatory with a 54-meter-wide radio telescope sits in the mountains of Armenia.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.

A wonderful museum dedicated to the local straw hat industry.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

Beautiful portraits of the artist's children and his amazing stained glass windows in the Art Nouveau style.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

This public park collects signposts and other memorabilia related to local history, Polish-German relations and human progress

For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.

An early creation by Erich Mendelsohn.

The tallest stone dam in Poland was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.

These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.

A large boar commemorates the city's founding and the origin of its name.

A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.

The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

A small square populated with giant birchwood sculptures.

This museum houses and extensive collection of technology contributed by the Polish people.