In Warsaw, you can find a statue dedicated to him as well as a model showing how the planets orbit the sun.
Beyond the famous people from Poland, there are many famous historical buildings and sites in nature throughout the country. Poland, unfortunately, suffered much damage to many of its cities following World War Two. Therefore, many of the historic buildings in the cities have had to be rebuilt, although architechts have tried to get them to look identical to the original building.
In Warsaw, you can visit the Palace of Culture and Science, which is the tallest building in the country and was built in the 1950s. Warsaw also has several royal gardens and palaces. The Krolewski Royal Castle is found in the Old Town Square in Warsaw. It was destroyed in 1944 but rebuilt after World War two. Outside of Warsaw, you can find the Wilanow Palace, which I had the chance to visit around Christmas, all decorated with beautiful lights. It was built in 1696 and was lucky to be preserved during the World Wars.
Outside of Warsaw, Krakow is located in the south of the country and was the original capital of the country until 1596. This is the second largest city in Poland and has the largest old town square in all of Europe. Many of the buildings were preserved through the World Wars. The Wawel Royal Castle is located in Krakow and was built between the years of 1200-1300.
The Wieliczka Salt mine is located outside of Krakow. Salt has been collected from this mine since the 1200s. You can take a tour of the mine going almost 500 feet underground! They have an underground lake and a chapel carved entirely out of salt inside. Can you imagine how long it would take to carve a building out of salt?
