And you think you know everything there is to know about Poland? Will you want to see any more unique tourist attractions? Here are a few locations you may not be familiar with.

The Gold Fields

What does the Polish city of Zlotoryja, California and Yukon share? You may wonder why, long before the 1849 California Goldrush, the Lower Silesia area was very common with gold miners. Złotoryja's origins date back to the twelfth century when the first gold seekers founded a small village known as Aurum (Latin for "gold"). In the first half of the 13th century, miners were scheduled to recover from 24 to 48 kg of gold a year! You can certainly visit the historical Aurelia Gold Mine in Złotoryja or the former Gold Mine in Złoty Stok City (a two-hour drive from Złotoryja) in order to find out about the origins of gold mining in Poland. Who knows, you could pan yourself some gold.

Special Church

Unlike in every other veneration in Poland, the Wang Church in Karpacz (Swiątynia Wang) is different. It is not surprising, thus, that it was founded at the beginning of the 13th century in the Norwegian village of Vang. Only in the first half of the 19th century the chapel was sold, demolished and finally re-established in its present location to King Frederick William IV of Prussia. This lovely architecture now belongs to the Polish Church of Evangelical Augsburg. It should be remembered that the Wang Church is the only one outside of Scandinavia, one of only three mediaeval churches outside Norway.!

Fascinating Trees

Have you ever seen such a thing before? In the town of Nowe Czarnowo, in northeastern Poland, some 400 pearly curved pine trees are found in the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las). The trees have been planted by local farmers almost a hundred years ago, but the explanation behind their J-shaped trunks is still a mystery to date. Some people think that a heavy snowfall may have weighted the saplings down, others claim it was the farmers who exploited the trees in order to grow naturally curved wood. One thing that we know for sure is that the Crooked Forest is one of Poland's most beautiful spots.

Slanting Towers

There is no need for the Leaning Tower in Pisa. But did you know that Poland has two leaning towers rather than one? In Toruń, Nicolaus Copernicus, one of them can be identified. The mediaeval fortress tower measures 15 metres, and shortly after building started to lean because of the uneven ground beneath it. The other is found in Ząbkowice Čląskie, which is known as the "Silesian Pisa." Twice as big as the Lower Tower in Toruń and much bigger than the more well-known Twin Tower (probably due to tectonic plate movements). Today visitors can get into the Pisa of Silesia and climb up to the peak for a panoramic view of the city

A-Pro hill

A gravity hill is a position that appears to violate the rules of gravity - vehicles left outside of equipment seem to be rolling upwards, water droplets tend to be running in the incorrect direction. Although more exciting reasons for this unusual phenomena may be heard, it is an optical illusion while the viewer's vision of the horizon is obstructing - our eyes can seem to play tricks and the slope uphill without accurate reference. A variety of sites around the world, including Poland, have noticed such an illusion. In the city of Karpacz can be found the most popular Polish Anti-gravity Hill. But this is not the only attraction in the region.