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One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

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

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

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

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

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

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

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

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

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

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".