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Photo credit: Postcards From The Smokies. Travel collection; no public reuse license granted. Each place’s gallery has a caption and credit beneath every photograph. Capture dates come from the supplied photo records or the camera metadata; photographs without a recorded date have no date added.

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The long palace façade faces an open gravel path in Zatonie Ducal Park

Photo: Postcards From The Smokies ·

Zielona Góra · Lubusz

Zatonie Ducal Park

Palace details, woodland paths and views across the seasons. The older photographs are dated so you can compare them with our May 2024 visit.

Guide & 18 photographs
Rows of pale arches surround Wawel’s courtyard on Wawel Hill in Kraków

Photo: Postcards From The Smokies ·

Kraków · Lesser Poland

Wawel Royal Castle

A walk through the grounds and arcaded courtyard, with building details and views of the Vistula. These photographs were taken in April 2024.

Guide & 18 photographs
The mural wall above the food stalls at Judah mural

Photo: Postcards From The Smokies ·

Kraków · Lesser Poland

Judah mural

Our views of Judah mural, with the capture date and a caption beside each photograph.

Guide & 10 photographs
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Photographs from other creators

Autumn fog over the ridges along Newfound Gap Road.
Photograph · NPS Photo

Fog at Morton Overlook

Autumn fog over the ridges along Newfound Gap Road.

Photo by NPS Photo. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph

Mountain ridges seen from the walkway to the observation tower at Kuwohi, formerly called Clingmans Dome.
Photograph · NPS Photo

View from the Kuwohi walkway

Mountain ridges seen from the walkway to the observation tower at Kuwohi, formerly called Clingmans Dome.

Photo by NPS Photo. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph

The Carter Shields Cabin in Cades Cove.
Photograph · NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg

Carter Shields Cabin

The Carter Shields Cabin in Cades Cove.

Photo by NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph

Laurel Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Photograph · Kaldari

Laurel Falls

Laurel Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo by Kaldari. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain; released by the photographer

An open meadow in Cades Cove.
Photograph · NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg

Cades Cove meadow

An open meadow in Cades Cove.

Photo by NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph

A black bear photographed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Photograph · NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg

Black bear in the Smokies

A black bear photographed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo by NPS Photo / Warren Bielenberg. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain in the United States; U.S. National Park Service photograph

A stream and footbridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Photograph · Northern-Virginia-Photographer

Mountain stream

A stream and footbridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo by Northern-Virginia-Photographer. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC0 1.0 ↗

A view over Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
Photograph · Don McCulley

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

A view over Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Photo by Don McCulley. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC0 1.0 ↗

A bluegrass jam at Shindig on the Green in Asheville, North Carolina.
Photograph · Frank Kovalchek

Bluegrass jam at Shindig on the Green

A bluegrass jam at Shindig on the Green in Asheville, North Carolina.

Photo by Frank Kovalchek. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY 2.0 ↗

The Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove.
Photograph · David Ratledge

Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove

The Primitive Baptist Church in Cades Cove.

Photo by David Ratledge. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY 4.0 ↗

The Market Square and historic townhouses in Wrocław.
Photograph · Maksym Kozlenko

Wrocław Market Square

The Market Square and historic townhouses in Wrocław.

Photo by Maksym Kozlenko. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

The summit area of Śnieżka in the Karkonosze Mountains in winter.
Photograph · Pudelek

Śnieżka in winter

The summit area of Śnieżka in the Karkonosze Mountains in winter.

Photo by Pudelek. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Wawel Castle in Kraków.
Photograph · FotoCavallo

Wawel Castle

Wawel Castle in Kraków.

Photo by FotoCavallo. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY 3.0 ↗

Painted galleries inside the Church of Peace in Świdnica.
Photograph · PaulT (Gunther Tschuch)

Interior of the Church of Peace in Świdnica

Painted galleries inside the Church of Peace in Świdnica.

Photo by PaulT (Gunther Tschuch). Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Old-growth forest in Białowieża, resized from the original for display on this site.
Photograph · Bouke ten Cate

Old-growth oak-linden-hornbeam forest in Białowieża

Old-growth forest in Białowieża, resized from the original for display on this site.

Photo by Bouke ten Cate. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY 4.0 ↗

Centennial Hall in Wrocław.
Photograph · Yair Haklai

Centennial Hall in Wrocław

Centennial Hall in Wrocław.

Photo by Yair Haklai. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Szklarka Waterfall in the Karkonosze Mountains.
Photograph · Drozdp

Szklarka Waterfall

Szklarka Waterfall in the Karkonosze Mountains.

Photo by Drozdp. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

The entrance to Książ Castle near Wałbrzych.
Photograph · Jakub T. Jankiewicz

Entrance to Książ Castle

The entrance to Książ Castle near Wałbrzych.

Photo by Jakub T. Jankiewicz. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Pierogi served at Pod Przykrywką in Wrocław.
Photograph · Palickap

Pierogi at Pod Przykrywką in Wrocław

Pierogi served at Pod Przykrywką in Wrocław.

Photo by Palickap. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY 4.0 ↗

Ostrów Tumski, the historic cathedral island in Wrocław.
Photograph · Thyes

Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław

Ostrów Tumski, the historic cathedral island in Wrocław.

Photo by Thyes. Original photo and rights details ↗

Public domain; released by the photographer

A mountain ridge at Czarna Przełęcz in the Karkonosze.
Photograph · Grotesque

Czarna Przełęcz in the Karkonosze

A mountain ridge at Czarna Przełęcz in the Karkonosze.

Photo by Grotesque. Original photo and rights details ↗

CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

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