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

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

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

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

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

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

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

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

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

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

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