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Torun

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Torun, Poland

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in Torun

Nicolaus Copernicus House

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

53.0093, 18.6039

Added by Trevor

Professionally decorate Gingerbread biscuits from Toruń at the Gingerbread museum.

Toruń Gingerbread Museum

Dedicated to the history and art of making gingerbread, one of the oldest baked goods in Europe.

53.0087, 18.6049

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Are we missing something unusual in Torun?

Most of the route visitors take is through eerie, dimly lit underground corridors.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Exploseum

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

53.0710, 18.0740

Added by AdamTKincaid

22 MILEs FROM Torun

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.

53.1119, 19.1463

Added by kszparaga

23 MILEs FROM Torun

View of the skull bits

Chełmno, Poland

Skull bits of St. Valentine in Chelmno

A silver reliquary holds what may or may not be parts of the martyr's skull.

53.3484, 18.4250

Added by Annetta Black

24 MILEs FROM Torun

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