Things to do in Warsaw
The Warsaw Rising Museum details the 1944 people's rebellion, while Pawiak Prison illustrates the suffering the locals endured under occupation. Nothing represents the post-war Communist era better than the Palace of Culture & Science. In the Old Town you'll find the Royal Castle, with more regal places to visit at Wilanów Park and Palace and Lazienki Park and Palace. Most museums are closed on Mondays.
Museums and Galleries
Expand all1. Wilanów Poster Museum - Iconic poster art
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Warsaw's Poster Museum at Wilanów, housed within the estate's menagerie building, has one of the world's largest collections of poster art. Over half of these are Polish designs, but there are also works by artists like Dali, Warhol and Picasso.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl8; concessions Zl5; Mon free
Opening Hours
Mon 12pm-4pm; Tue-Sun 10am-4pm (until 5pm Jun-Sep)
Address
10/16, ul. St Kostki Potockiego, Warsaw 02-958
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 842 4848
2. Museum of Technology - Marvel at modern technology
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While the labyrinthine layout is baffling it also makes the experience more fun as visitors stumble across increasingly bizarre displays. Oddities housed in this city-centre Museum of Technology include a glass woman, Atari computers and a 1950s MIG flight simulator.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl8; children Zl5
Opening Hours
Tue-Fri 8.30am-4.30pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm
Address
1, Pl. Defilad (Palace of Culture), Warsaw 00-901
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 656 67 47
3. Pawiak Prison - Former Nazi political prison
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Pawiak Prison became synonymous with Nazi terror when the Gestapo turned it into a political prison. More than 37,000 people were murdered here and it is now a moving tribute to them, with reconstructed cells and personal effects on view.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
Wed 9am-5pm, Thu 9am-4pm, Fri 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
Address
24/26, ul. Dzielna, Warsaw 00-162
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 831 92 89
4. Centre for Contemporary Art - CSW - Scandalous contemporary art
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Find works by Poland's leading contemporary artists at the Centre for Contemporary Art - CSW, housed inside a central castle. The multimedia installations and exhibitions are a frequent source of scandal making this one of the country's most talked about galleries.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl12; children Zl6 (Thu free)
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 11am-7pm (until 9pm Fri)
Address
6, Al Ujazdowskie, Warsaw 00-461
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 628 1271
5. National Museum in Warsaw - Mummies to modern art
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The central National Museum in Warsaw houses an impressive collection of art spanning more than three millennia. Its 11 galleries are home to Egyptian and Mesopotamian artefacts, medieval religious portraits, Venetian paintings and works by 19th- and 20th-century Polish masters.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl12; concessions Zl7; Sat freeTemporary exhibitions Zl17; concessions Zl10
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 10am-7pm
Address
3, Al. Jerozolimskie, Warsaw 00-495
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 621 1031
6. Zacheta Gallery - Edgy art in Warsaw
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Poland's leading modern art gallery features artists from home and abroad inside its vast network of corridors and halls in the city centre. The Zacheta Gallery's smaller sister gallery, avant garde Kordegarda, can be visited on ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 15/17.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl10; children Zl7
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 12am-8pm
Address
3, Pl. Malachowskiego, Warsaw 00-916
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 827 5854
7. Warsaw Rising Museum - World war II tragedy
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This modern interactive museum commemorates the doomed 1944 rebellion to liberate the city from Nazi rule. The central Warsaw Rising Museum brings the uprising to life with a vast collection of artefacts, films, photographs and even reconstructed sewers and aircraft.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl4; concessions Zl2; Sun free
Opening Hours
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-6pm, Thu 8am-8pm
Address
79, ul. Grzybowska, Warsaw 00-844
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 539 7933
8. Chopin Family Drawing-Room - Composer's home
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The Chopin Family Drawing-Room, housed in the Czapski Palace, belonged to the apartment where the famous composer lived before leaving Poland. The 19th-century furnishings, including a Buchholtz piano and portrait paintings, recreate an original drawing by artist Antoni Kolberg.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl3; concessions Zl2; Wed free
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Address
Academy of Fine Arts, Czapski Palace, 5 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street, Warsaw
Telephone
+48 22 3200275
Attractions
Expand all9. Palace of Culture & Science - Stalin's present to Warsaw
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Gifted to Poland by Stalin, the 231-metre Palace of Culture & Science in Warsaw city centre is Poland's tallest building, and one of the world's finest examples of Socialist Realist architecture. A visit to the 30th-floor viewing platform is essential.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Viewing platform Zl20; concessions Zl15
Opening Hours
Viewing platform: daily 9am-6pm
Address
1, Pl. Defilad, Warsaw 00-110
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 656 7600
10. St John's Cathedral - New Gothic cathedral
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Destroyed during World War II, Warsaw's oldest church has been reconstructed in Gothic fashion. St John's Cathedral in the Old Town has works by Wit Stwosz, and eminent Poles buried in the crypt. Europe's first constitution was signed here in 1791.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
Daily 10am-1pm & 3pm-5.30pm
Address
8, ul. Swietojanska, Warsaw 00-288
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 831 0289
Transport
Stare Miasto tram
11. Royal Castle - Restored royal residence
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Rebuilt on the edge of the Old Town the Royal Castle offers a prescribed route through its immaculately reconstructed chambers. Of note are the Canaletto room, the throne room, royal chapel and the cellars - home to recently excavated treasures.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Zl12-20, children Zl6-Zl13. Prices depend on route taken
Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm
Address
4, plac Zamkowy, Warsaw 00-277
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 657 2170/+48 (0) 22 6572 338 (ticket office)
Special Things to do
Expand all12. Market Square and Old Town - Historic centre
Show more The Market Square and Old Town should top any tourist itinerary. Rebuilt following total destruction in the Second World War, its network of cobbled alleyways houses numerous museums, churches and galleries, with the centrepiece being the fully restored market square.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
24 hours
Address
Rynek Starego Miasta, Warsaw
Transport
Stare Miasto tram
13. The Ghetto Wall and Jewish Heritage - Poignant past
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With the aid of a good map track down traces of Warsaw's Jewish past, including surviving elements of the Ghetto wall, the synagogue and Umschlagplatz - the spot where Jews were crammed into cattle wagons destined for Treblinka.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
24 hours
Address
62, ul. Zlota, Warsaw
14. Wilanów Park and Palace - The Polish Versailles
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Dubbed 'the Polish Versailles', the 17th-century Wilanów Park and Palace houses priceless artworks and extravagant chambers providing a glimpse into the lives of the ruling classes. The grounds also encompass 45 hectares of landscaped gardens and a huge poster museum.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Palace: Zl20; children Zl10 (Sat free). Park and Orangery: Zl5; children Zl3 (Thu free)
Opening Hours
Mon, Wed-Fri & Sun 9am-4pm, Sat 10am-4pm
Address
10/16, ul. S K Potockiego, Warsaw 02-958
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 842 4809 or 22 842 8101
15. Lazienki Park and Palace - Royal palace and gardens
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The 18th-century Lazienki Park and Palace complex close to the city centre features peacocks strutting around gardens, an amphitheatre modelled on Herculaneum and the royal residence of Poland's last monarch. Enjoy free weekend concerts in summer near the Chopin monument.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Palace Zl12, children Zl9; park free
Opening Hours
Park daily 8am-dusk; palace Tue-Sun 9am-4pm
Address
1, ul. Agrykoli, Warsaw 00-460
Telephone
+48 (0) 22 5060 101
