These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

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

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

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

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

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

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

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

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

The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

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

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

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.