Torun, Poland
Toruń Gingerbread Museum
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
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Torun, Poland
Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.
Torun, Poland
Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.
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.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Zalipie, Poland
This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
kłodzki, Poland
Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
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.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Karmoy, Norway
A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.
Gildeskål, Norway
Large military radio station without transmitting towers.
Bergen, Norway
The former home of Norway's greatest romantic composer.
Tromsø, Norway
The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.
Oslo, Norway
The Brutalist building harbors an unusual inverted dome that swoops down over its central sacred room.
Norway
Citizens of Norway want to gift the peak of Mount Halti to Finland for its 100th birthday.
Tromsø, Norway
This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.
Norway
Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.
Horten, Norway
Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.
Trondheim, Norway
The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.