Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Gdynia, Poland

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.

Wikipedia: Gdynia Aquarium (EN), Website

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.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Josepha Conrada w Gdyni (PL)

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.

Wikipedia: Dar Pomorza (EN)

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.

Wikipedia: ORP Błyskawica (EN)

The Naval Museum in Gdynia is a museum that collects exhibits related to the Polish Navy. It was established in Gdynia on 28 June 1953.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni (PL)

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.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Miasta Gdyni (PL), Website

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)

Monuments Gdynia - mainly commemorate people associated with the city, and reflect the marine character of the city. List of monuments, obelisks and boards in Gdynia:

Wikipedia: Pomniki w Gdyni (PL)

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

The monument of Antoni Abraham is located on Kaszubski Square in the Śródmieście district of Gdynia. It depicts Antoni Abraham, a Kashubian activist.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Antoniego Abrahama w Gdyni (PL)

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.

Wikipedia: Para Kaszubów na ławce (PL)