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Unusual Attractions in Krakow

Rynek Underground

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

The Bones of the Wawel Dragon

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

Wawel Dragon's Den

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Liban Quarry

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

Kościuszko Mound

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

Collegium Maius

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

St. Mary's Basilica

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

Nowa Huta

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

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