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Loethlin

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Elvis Presley Avenue

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

Added by dburkenorway

Kościuszko Mound

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

The Bones of the Wawel Dragon

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

TravelTourist

Added by TravelTourist

Collegium Maius

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Rynek Underground

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

kaila

Wisniowa, Poland

Oak Jozef

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Szafarnia, Poland

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia

The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.

Added by kszparaga

Nowa Huta

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

leiris

Added by leiris

Bochnia, Poland

Bochnia Salt Mine

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

Added by CPilgrim

Kopiec Wandy (Wanda Mound)

An artificial hill and apparent calendric structure built in the Early Middle Ages immortalizes a legendary Polish princess.

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Kłobuck County, Poland

Rębielice Królewskie Wind Turbine

The oldest wind turbine in Europe, constructed by a group of friends in 1932.

hajnowski, Poland

The Land of Open Shutters

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Zalipie, Poland

The Painted Village of Zalipie

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.

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płocki, Poland

Warsaw Radio Mast Remains

The shattered remains of the world's once tallest structure.

Sochaczew, Poland

Sochaczew Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of Poland rebuilding itself from the inside-out.

argusfoto

Added by argusfoto

Galeria Forty / Forty

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

Added by marcincukierda

Warsaw Uprising Monument

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Mały Powstaniec (The Little Insurrectionist)

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

The Neon Museum

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Added by burningtree

Czar PRL: Life Under Communism Museum

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

vibrantgreen

Added by vibrantgreen

Warsaw Gasworks Museum

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

Added by dominikvifian

Chopin's Heart

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.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Warsaw Fotoplastikon

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

Josh

Skarpa Ski Jump

Ruins of a late 1950s Polish ski jump ramp in the middle of the city.

reneejudith

Added by reneejudith