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

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

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

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

Modern art commemorates one of the first military actions of World War II.

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

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

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

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

Memorial to the lost dead of Gdansk, whose resting places were destroyed during World War II.

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

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

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

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

The site of the first battle of World War II.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

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

An underground city of salt.

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

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

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

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.