Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 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 the figure of Joseph Conrad, an outstanding English writer of Polish origin, who went down in world literature as an unparalleled mariner, is located at the end of John Paul II Avenue in the Śródmieście district of Gdynia. The unveiling of the monument took place 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 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)

ORP Sokół, formerly HNoMS Stord, is one of four Kobben-class submarines of the Polish Navy. The vessel was built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden, Germany for the Royal Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Stord. The vessel served with the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1967 until it was given to Poland in 2002. Sokół was modified in Gdańsk after the handover. The ship was decommissioned on 8 June 2018. In the same year, she joined the program about converting a ship into a museum ship. In July 2020, work began on the unit in order to prepare it for museum functions.

Wikipedia: ORP Sokół (2002) (EN)

The Naval Museum in Gdynia – a museum gathering exhibits related to the Navy of the Republic of Poland. It was established in Gdynia on June 28, 1953.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej w Gdyni (PL)

The Museum of the City of Gdynia – a city 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 three stages of the theatre have a total capacity of over 1580 spectators.

Wikipedia: Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej w Gdyni (PL)

Gdynia monuments – commemorate mainly people associated with the city, as well as reflect the maritime character of the city. List of monuments, obelisks and plaques located in Gdynia:

Wikipedia: Pomniki w Gdyni (PL)

The Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of Poland, 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 Poland, located in the centre of the Śródmieście district in the vicinity of Świętojańska Street.

Wikipedia: Bazylika kolegiacka Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Polski w Gdyni (PL), Website

The Witold Gombrowicz Municipal Theatre in Gdynia is a drama theatre in Gdynia named after Witold Gombrowicz at 26 Bema Street.

Wikipedia: Teatr Miejski im. Witolda Gombrowicza w Gdyni (PL)