Kartuzy, Poland
Carthusian Church Monastery
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
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Kartuzy, Poland
The coffin-shaped church was once home to monks who slept in coffins.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Krakow, Poland
Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.
Tatra County, Poland
The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.
Warsaw, Poland
This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.
Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.
Błędów, Poland
People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
Niedzica-Zamek, Poland
This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.
Sanok, Poland
An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.