Gdańsk & Pomerania
West of Kluki, outside the park’s boundaries, Smołdzino boasts a fine Natural History Museum, which features collections of flora and fauna from the park…
Must-see attractions in Poland
Warsaw
This neoclassical monument to Poland’s great Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) was designed by Cyprian Godebski and unveiled on the 100th…
Gdańsk
Behind Oliwa Cathedral is an 18th-century abbots’ palace, now home to the Polish modern-art branch of the National Museum of Gdańsk.
Regional Museum (Ethnographic Exhibition)
Mazovia & Podlasie
A section of Augustów's regional museum, several blocks from the Rynek, featuring a small ethnographic exhibition. You'll find it on the upper floor of…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
At the northwestern corner of the complex is this 14th-century tower (Wieża Kopernika), believed to be the place from which the astronomer took some of…
Poznań
This commanding neo-Romanesque palace, built from 1904 to 1910 for German Emperor Wilhelm II, now houses the Centrum Kultury Zamek.
Sopot
Take the glazed lift to the 3rd floor of this spa house to enjoy a free sip of Sopot’s natural, mineral-rich spring water that comes from a tap in the…
Mazovia & Podlasie
Near Łowicz's grand cathedral is this similarly impressive church. It's a baroque marvel when you can get access. If it's during a service, stay quietly…
Sopot
North of the pier is the landmark 1927 Grand Hotel, adjoining the long waterfront spa park that first popularised the town.
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Through a patch of scrappy woodland at the end of ul Wiejska is the 42m-high octagonal brick lighthouse. It's now a radar station but houses temporary…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
An old 19th-century fisher's cottage on the main street houses a small exhibition of Kashubian handicrafts and a souvenir stall. The staff also give out…
Warsaw
This late-18th-century church was designed by Domenico Merlini and stands beside the main entrance to Powązki Cemetery.
Małopolska
Located near the entrance to Roztocze National Park, this centre has interesting displays of local flora and fauna. It's close to the park visitor centre.
Poznań
Showcases arms from Poland’s many conflicts, dating from the 11th century to the present. Upstairs (exhibit 3) is a rare 16th-century rapier from Milan.
Silesia
Visitors can climb this impressive 30m tower, built into the town walls in the 14th century. Ask for the key at the adjacent kiosk, on ul Armii Krajowej.
Łódź
One of the most feared buildings in the ghetto during WWII, the German police tortured Jews here to find out where they had hid their valuables.
Szczecin
Szczecin's huge former town hall is a red-brick colossus dating from the late 19th century. It now houses various obscure maritime institutions.
Carpathian Mountains
This modest museum exhibits 19th- and 20th-century photographs, postcards, weapons and commemorative mementos connected with Przemyśl Fortress.
Silesia
Originally guarding a gate to Nysa's city walls, the white-plastered Wrocław Tower was built in the 14th century and added to in the 17th.
Warsaw
Inside Wilanów Park, the Orangery sometimes acts as an art gallery for temporary exhibitions.
Mazovia & Podlasie
Once attached to a monastery, this medieval church received a glamorous baroque makeover in the early 18th century. It's often closed.
Gdańsk & Pomerania
To the west of the beach stands the lighthouse, which you can climb for panoramic views. There's a small mineral museum in the base.
Church of the Assumption of Our Blessed Mary
Łódź
A Catholic church with tall red-brick steeples. Used to store the belongings of Łódź Jews killed during WWII.
Warmia & Masuria
The High Gate, the historic gateway to the Old Town, is the only remainder of the 14th-century city walls.
Gdańsk
One of the grandest gates on the Gdańsk waterfront, the St Mary's Gate dates to the 15th century.
Kraków
This graceful, park-like avenue runs through the centre of the Nowa Huta workers' housing estate.
Mazovia & Podlasie
Completed in 1846, this church was laid out in Byzantine style with a central cupola.
Wielkopolska
This church was rebuilt in the 18th century and remodelled in baroque style.
Kraków
This imposing monument celebrates the epic 1410 Battle of Grunwald, when a joint army of Poles and Lithuanians defeated the Teutonic Knights. This statue…
Carpathian Mountains
Military buffs will want to see the remnants of Austria-Hungary’s Przemyśl Fortress surrounding the town. As these were mostly earth ramparts, however,…
Katowice
In May 1940 popular British novelist PG Wodehouse, creator of the masterful valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster, was captured by the…
Kraków
This abandoned limestone quarry was used by the occupying Germans during WWII as a labour camp. It was later employed extensively in the film Schindler's…
Carpathian Mountains
The remains of Nowy Sącz's royal castle, built by Kazimierz III Wielki in the 1350s, stand in pleasant parklands just south of the confluence of the…
Carpathian Mountains
This scary-looking cement bunker was built by the USSR in 1939 as part of the Molotov Line, along its then-border with Nazi Germany. It saw intense…
Carpathian Mountains
Dating back to the 15th century, and once occupied by a prominent councillor, this handsome townhouse is fronted by Ionic columns and a decorated portal…
Kraków
Nowa Huta's socialist-realistic architectural aesthetic extends to the area's main theatre, which was built in 1955. Early shows may have been dedicated…
Carpathian Mountains
The more important of two synagogues that survived WWII (four existed previously), the New Synagogue was built in the early 20th century. It was used as a…
Gdańsk & Pomerania
Sometimes erroneously known as the 'powder tower', this tower is a 15th-century survivor from the original city walls. It's currently for sale if you're…
Gdańsk
Installed in an unusual granary, this small collection is really only interesting for those with a passion for 19th- and early-20th-century fishing and…
Wrocław
This memorial marks the site of the New Synagogue, built in 1872. It was the country's second-largest synagogue, until it was torched on Kristallnacht (9…
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