Nowa Huta Underground

Kraków


Nowa Huta's newest attraction opened in 2019 and focuses on the quarter's extensive network of atomic fallout shelters, built up in the 1950s and '60s. The museum is located in the basement of a school and guided tours take visitors through an elaborate series of shelters, each holding an exhibition on various aspects of civil defence during Poland's communist regime.

Transportation

  • tram: 4, 21, 22, 44

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