86 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Poland - Atlas Obscura

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Attractions
in Poland

Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland

Kaplica Czaszek: The Chapel of Skulls

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

50.4515, 16.2419

Gryfino Forest

Gryfino, Poland

Crooked Forest

Abusive farmers may have stunted trees 80 years ago.

53.2142, 14.4757

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Underground Cathedral (Flickr/magro kr)

Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.

49.9830, 20.0557

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Rynek Underground Cemetery

Rynek Underground

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

50.0619, 19.9377

Katedra Wawelska

The Bones of the Wawel Dragon

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

50.0547, 19.9354

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The Dragon's Den

Wawel Dragon's Den

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

50.0528, 19.9353

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The Wolf's Lair

Ketrzyn, Poland

The Wolf's Lair

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

54.0804, 21.4941

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Camp 2

Oswiecim, Poland

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in Germany's history.

50.0276, 19.2021

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Food & Drink
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Oscypek

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Meats & Animal Products

Oscypek

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

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Bird Milk Chocolate

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Bird Milk Chocolate

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

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Chaga Mushroom

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Ritual & Medicinal

Chaga Mushroom

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

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Herring Under a Fur Coat

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Herring Under a Fur Coat

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

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Stories
About Poland

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A medieval depiction of scribe holding a quill pen and a knife, from Canterbury, England.

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It was probably some scribe's best friend.

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