Top choice in Warsaw
Occupying three tenement buildings spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, this museum does a fantastic job of covering Praga's rich and varied history. It includes creative displays of art, photos, memorabilia and other artefacts, art installations, restored Jewish prayer rooms and fascinating recordings of locals talking on a wide variety of topics.
A joint ticket (adult/concession 20/15zł) covers here and the main Museum of Warsaw in the Old Town
6.36 MILES
Warsaw’s top palace, 10km south of the city centre, was commissioned by King Jan III Sobieski in 1677. It has changed hands several times over the…
1.97 MILES
For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A ‘gift of friendship’ from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and…
1.08 MILES
This remarkable copy of the original castle blown up by the Germans in WWII is filled with authentic period furniture and original works of art…
2.78 MILES
This exceptional museum, housed in a former tram power station and its surrounding grounds, traces the history of the city's heroic but doomed uprising…
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
1.96 MILES
Housed in one of Warsaw's best examples of contemporary architecture, this award-winning museum documents 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland. The…
0.82 MILES
The fully interactive, push-the-buttons-and-see-what-happens Copernicus Science Centre pulls off that tricky feat of being both hugely fun and educational…
2.45 MILES
Pronounced wah-zhen-kee, this beautiful park includes manicured gardens, an ornamental lake, wooded glades and strutting peacocks. Once a hunting ground,…
1.26 MILES
This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland’s most famous composer. You’re encouraged to take your time…
0.15 MILES
A mikveh is a bath used by religious Jewish women for monthly ritual cleansing – this red-brick building completed in 1913 used to contain one and stood…
2. Praga Courtyard Band Monument
0.2 MILES
This bronze monument by Andrzej Renes commemorates the five-piece bands (violinist, accordianist, guitarist, banjoist and drummer) who played popular…
3. St Mary Magdalene Cathedral
0.32 MILES
It's impossible to miss the five onion-shaped domes of Warsaw's main Polish Orthodox cathedral. Built in 1869 to serve the growing number of Russians…
0.36 MILES
Bounded by ul Białostocka, Markowska and Ząbkowska, the handsome 19th-century brick buildings that once were the Koneser Vodka factory are the star turn…
0.39 MILES
Learn all about Polish vodka at this entertaining and interactive museum, opened in 2018 and based in the historic red-brick building where flagship…
6. St Michael & St Florian Cathedral
0.4 MILES
Completed in 1904 to the design of Józef Dziekoński, this neo-Gothic-style cathedral has twin 75m spires that were deliberately built taller than the…
0.52 MILES
Created in the late 19th century, this attractively laid-out park includes quirky contemporary sculptures such as the giant metal Giraffe by Władysław…
0.66 MILES
Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic created this mural of a group of children playing around a globe-shaped climbing frame in 2015 as part of the Street…