Preserved in a small silver reliquary in a parish church in Chelmno, a bit of bone is revered as the skull of St. Valentine, patron saint of lovers (as well as bee keepers and epilepsy, among... »

Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Annetta and Rachel

Although they are called the Errant Rocks in English, Błędne Skały looks almost intentional. As perfectly chiseled paths lead visitors on hikes, their imaginations can run wild among the natural... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by serflac and atimian

Blending science fiction and ecological abnormality, a group of 400 trees in Poland are mysteriously bent. Hovering just inches above the ground, the trees amazingly, and dramatically, take a... »

Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

Built throughout the Polish city of Gdansk in the late 1960s and 70s, falowiec means "wavy block" and is a type of architecture that has a wavy shape in both its body - the main structure - and... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by reneejudith and Nicholas Jackson

Before World War II broke out, the Polish city of Gdansk was home to 27 different graveyards and a necropolis. All of those were destroyed during the war or bulldozed after it. Decades later, on... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by reneejudith, Nicholas Jackson and others

The 'skarpa,' Polish for 'escarpment,' was originally used for training. However, since it was closed down in the 1980s it has only been utilized by various contemporary Polish performance artists... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by reneejudith, Annetta and others

Located in Sopot, Poland, this commercial building is a popular landmark for tourists and photographers. Built in 2004 by the design team of Szotynscy & Zaleski, this 4,000 sq. meter building is... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by ronin and Nicholas Jackson

The oldest in Europe, the wind turbine at Rębielice Królewskie was built in 1932. Designed by Józef Antos, the turbine has a rotor that is 18 meters in diameter situated on a steel tower that... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson

The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland is the epitome of technological human progress. The beginnings of the current mine are believed to have been primitively excavated after the discovery of a rock... »

Wonders of Salt, Odd Accommodations, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture, Subterranean Sites | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 4 others

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first astronomer to develop a complete theory of the universe with the sun at the center. With his "heliocentric model" published in 1543, Copernicus showed that the... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections | Edited by Trevor and Dylan