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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Karpacz

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Karpacz, Poland

Updated March 15, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Karpacz

Karpacz, Poland

Vang Stave Church

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

Karpacz, Poland

Muzeum Zabawek (Toy Museum)

The largest toy museum in Poland showcases Europe's history of childhood.

Karpacz, Poland

Karpacz's Gravitational Anomaly

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

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Trutnov, Czechia

Fort Stachelberg

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

12 miles from Karpacz

Adršpach, Czechia

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

19 miles from Karpacz

Walbrzych, Poland

Totenburg Mausoleum

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

23 miles from Karpacz

Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.

24 miles from Karpacz

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