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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Torun

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Torun, Poland

Updated November 1, 2016

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Torun, Poland

Nicolaus Copernicus House

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."
Professionally decorated gingerbread biscuits from Toruń at the Gingerbread museum.

Torun, Poland

Toruń Gingerbread Museum

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

Ciechocinek, Poland

Ciechocinek Salt Graduation Tower

For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
12 miles from Torun
Most of the route visitors take is through eerie, dimly lit underground corridors.

Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Exploseum

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.
22 miles from Torun

Szafarnia, Poland

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia

The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.
23 miles from Torun
Look closely: The fragment is pretty small.

Chełmno, Poland

Pieces of St. Valentine's Skull

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.
24 miles from Torun

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Professionally decorated gingerbread biscuits from Toruń at the Gingerbread museum.

Torun, Poland

Toruń Gingerbread Museum

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