Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.

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

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

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

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

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

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

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

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

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

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