21 Sights in Gdynia, Poland (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Gdynia, Poland. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 21 sights are available in Gdynia, Poland.
Sightseeing Tours in Gdynia1. Donas
The Donas hill is in Poland in the Pomerania region, within the borders of the City of Gdynia, in the Dąbrowa district. There are two summits, higher western 206.5 m, entirely forested, and the eastern one 205.6 m, the one with the GSM tower. In March 1945, a battle took place between the Red Army and the Germans. On the top, there is a GSM tower erected, with a visitors terrace 232 m above sea level. The view includes Gdańsk, Gdynia, Gdańsk Bay, Hel Peninsula and Wieżyca mountain, the highest in the Pomerania region. Nearby is the old and abandoned cemetery that served the village of Kolonia Chwaszczyńska's population.
2. Muzeum Emigracji
The Emigration Museum is a museum located in the city of Gdynia, Poland. Opened to the public on 16 May 2015, it showcases 200 years of Polish emigrations, from the 19th century to modern days. It is located in the former Maritime Station, which from the 1930s until 1979 was a transit building from which thousands of Polish emigrants left for their new homelands. The building was refurbished in mid-2014 at a cost of PLN 49.3 million.
3. ORP Błyskawica
ORP Błyskawica (Lightning) is a Grom-class destroyer which served in the Polish Navy during World War II. She is the only Polish Navy ship to have been decorated with the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military order for gallantry, and in 2012 was given the Pro Memoria Medal. Błyskawica is preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia and is the oldest preserved destroyer in the world. Błyskawica is moored next to the Dar Pomorza.
4. Pomnik Josepha Conrada
The Joseph Conrad Monument – a monument depicting Joseph Conrad, an outstanding English writer of Polish origin, who went down in world literature as an unparalleled maritime expert, is located at the end of John Paul II Avenue in the Śródmieście district of Gdynia. The monument was unveiled on 19 June 1976 during the celebrations of the Maritime Day and the 50th anniversary of Gdynia.
5. Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski
The Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Polish, also known as the Maritime Basilica – one of the two oldest Roman Catholic churches in Gdynia. A neo-Baroque filial church, belonging to the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Polish, located in the center of the Śródmieście district of Gdynia, in the vicinity of Świętojańska Street.
Wikipedia: Bazylika kolegiacka Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski w Gdyni (PL), Website
6. Akwarium Gdyńskie
Gdynia Aquarium is a public aquarium and sea museum operated by the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Gdynia, Poland. Previously called the Oceanographic Museum and Sea Aquarium of the Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia (1971-2003), the aquarium has a zoological garden status and is situated along Aleja John Paul II on the South Pier.
7. Kościół pw. Świętego Michała Archanioła
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Gdynia is a historic Roman Catholic church. It is located at Colonel Stanisława Dąbka Street in the Gdynia district of Oksywie, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It belongs to the deanery of Gdynia Oksywie in the Archdiocese of Gdańsk. It is the oldest building both in Gdynia and in the entire Tri-City.
8. Dworzec Morski
Gdynia Marine Station – a historic building of the Gdynia Marine Station from 1933, located at the French Quay and Witold Gombrowicz Square, in the area of the Gdynia seaport. The address of the station is 1 Polska Street. In its immediate vicinity there are the harbour master's office and the Monument to the People of the Sea.
9. Gdyńskie Muzeum Motoryzacji
Gdynia Automotive Museum – a museum in Gdynia-Cisów, which is a private initiative of the owner and aimed at collecting and exhibiting historic cars and motorcycles. The museum is open from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the three years of its existence, the museum was visited by 32 thousand visitors.
10. Ławeczka Antoniego Suchanka
Antoni Suchanek's Bench is a monumental bench located in Gdynia-Orłowo at the Orłowo pier, on the Antoni Suchanek Square. It was unveiled on May 31, 2009. Its author was Zdzisław Koseda, a sculptor from Gdynia. The monument was erected thanks to ten years of efforts of the Orłowo District Council.
11. Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej
The Garrison Church of the Polish Navy of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Gdynia is a Roman Catholic church. It is located at Śmidowicza Street in the Gdynia district of Oksywie, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It forms and belongs to the Navy Deanery in the Military Ordinariate of the Polish Army.
Wikipedia: Kościół garnizonowy Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej w Gdyni (PL), Website
12. Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej
The Danuta Baduszkowa Musical Theatre in Gdynia is a musical theatre in Gdynia, Poland. The largest musical theatre in Poland and the second largest theatre in Poland in terms of the number of seats in the auditorium. The theatre's three stages have a total capacity of over 1580 spectators.
Wikipedia: Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej w Gdyni (PL)
13. Klif Orłowski
Orłowski Cliff – a steep seashore of Kępa Redłowska in Gdynia, located within the borders of the Redłowo district, and best seen from the Orłowo district located in the immediate vicinity. Other names include the Cliff in Redłowo, the Orłowski Promontory or the Eagle's Head.
14. Ławeczka pary Kaszubów - Jakuba i jego żony Elżbiety Scheibów
A couple of Kashubians on a bench is located in Gdynia on Kaszubski Square. It was unveiled on September 30, 2006. Its author is the sculptor and painter Adam Dawczak-Dębicki, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts, a former bank director.
15. Experyment Science Centre
Science Center Experiment in Gdynia - Science Center, educational institution popularizing science in the form of interactive installations and shows. It aims to combine science and play and conduct activities that disseminate science.
16. Kościół parafialny pw. Świętego Mikołaja
The Church of St. Nicholas in Gdynia is a Roman Catholic church located in the Chylonia district of Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, at St. Nicholas Street. It belongs to the deanery of Gdynia Chylonia in the Archdiocese of Gdańsk.
17. Dar Pomorza
The Dar Pomorza is a Polish full-rigged sailing ship built in 1909 which is preserved in Gdynia as a museum ship. She has served as a sail training ship in Germany, France, and Poland. Dar Pomorza won the Cutty Sark Trophy in 1980.
18. Zbór Kościoła Adwentystów Dnia Siódmego w Gdyni
The church of the Adventist Church of the Seventh day in Gdynia - Adventist Congregation in Gdynia, belonging to the Pomeranian District of the Diocese of Western Adventist Church of the Seventh day in the Republic of Poland.
Wikipedia: Zbór Kościoła Adwentystów Dnia Siódmego w Gdyni (PL), Website
19. Pomnik Obrońców Gdyni 1939
The Monument to the Defenders of Gdynia 1939 – located in the south of the Kolibki housing estate in Gdynia, near the former border between the Free City of Gdańsk and the Second Polish Republic, at Zwycięstwa Avenue.
20. Kościół pw. Świętego Wawrzyńca
Church of St. Wawrzynieca in Gdynia – a Roman Catholic church located in the Gdynia Grand Kack district, in the Pomeranian province. It belongs to the decanate of Gdynia Orłowo in the archdiocese of Gdańsk.
21. Muzeum Miasta Gdyni
Gdynia City Museum – a municipal museum established in 1983 in Gdynia, a local government cultural institution; documents the history of Gdynia; since 2020, the director of the museum is Karin Moder.
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