Stephanie Camello's Top 20 Places to Visit in Poland

Poland is rich with history, culture and some of the best people on earth! So you should make it a priority to visit some of these amazing places while on vacation in Poland!

1) WW2 Memorials and Museums in Oswiecim

2) Shrine of the Divine Mercy, St. Faustina's Convent and the Basilica of the Divine Mercy in Krakow

3) St. Mary's Basilica in Krakow

4) St. Pope John Paul II Boyhood Home in Wadowice

5) Wawel Cathedral and Royal Castle

6) National Museum in Warsaw

7) POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

8) Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gdansk

9) Warsaw City and the Warsaw Uprising Museum

10) Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory

11) Oliwa Cathedral

12) Chopin Museum and Chopin's Heart in Warsaw and Chopin's Childhood Home in Zelazowa Wola

13) The Wolf's Lair

14) Nicolaus Copernicus House and Science Center

15) Crooked Forest

16) Wieliczka Salt Mine

17) Herbst Palace and Museum

18) Wolin National Park

19) Giewont forest

20) Energylandia Amusement Park

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