Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #13 in Warsaw, Poland

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 12.8 km
Ascend 168 m
Descend 163 m

Experience Warsaw in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in WarsawIndividual Sights in Warsaw

Sight 1: Kościół pw. Świętego Wawrzyńca

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St. Lawrence's Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Warsaw's borough of Wola. A neoclassicist building, the site is best known as the central point of Polish "Redoubt No. 56" during the 1831 battle for Warsaw.

Wikipedia: St. Lawrence's Church, Warsaw (EN)

691 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Warsaw is a chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) located in Warsaw, at 142 Wolska Street in the Wola district. It is currently the main and only free-standing building of Mormon congregations in Poland.

Wikipedia: Kaplica Kościoła Jezusa Chrystusa Świętych w Dniach Ostatnich w Warszawie (PL)

922 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Park Józefa Sowińskiego

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The General Józef Sowiński Park, also simply known as the Sowiński Park, is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the neighbourhood of Ulrychów, within the district of Wola, between Elekcyjna Street and Wolska Street. It was opened in 1936.

Wikipedia: Sowiński Park (EN)

1219 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 4: Kościół pw. Świętego Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika

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The Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St. Lawrence the Deacon the Martyr is a church located at 73/75 Bema Street in the Wola district of Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika w Warszawie (PL)

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Kościół pw. Świętego Wojciecha

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The Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop, usually the Church of St. Adalbert, is a church located at 76 Wolska Street in the Wola district of Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Stanisława Biskupa w Warszawie (PL)

1811 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 6: Replika samochodu pancernego Kubuś

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Replika samochodu pancernego Kubuś Halibutt / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kubuś is a Polish improvised fighting vehicle used by the Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. The single vehicle was built in secret to function as an armoured car and armoured personnel carrier for assaults by the Home Army, where it suffered damage and was abandoned after two weeks of service. The original Kubuś vehicle survived the war and is on display in the Polish Army Museum, while a full-scale replica was built for the Warsaw Uprising Museum and frequently takes part in various open-air festivals and reenactment shows.

Wikipedia: Kubuś (EN)

13 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Warsaw Rising Museum

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The Warsaw Rising Museum, in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland, is dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The institution of the museum was established in 1983, but no construction work took place for many years. It opened on July 31, 2004, marking the 60th anniversary of the uprising.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Rising Museum (EN), Website

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Muzeum Nurkowania

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The Museum of Diving, located at 88 Grzybowska Street in Warsaw, was established in 2006 by the Warsaw Diving Club.

Wikipedia: Museum of Diving, Warsaw (EN), Website

1019 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Footbridge of Memory

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The Footbridge of Remembrance – a monument in the form of an artistic installation located on Chłodna Street at the intersection with Żelazna Street in Warsaw. It commemorates the wooden bridge that existed in this place in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942.

Wikipedia: Kładka Pamięci (PL)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Figura Matki Boskiej

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The statue of Our Lady of Grace – a statue located in front of the Church of St. Charles Borromeo at Chłodna Street.

Wikipedia: Figura Matki Boskiej Łaskawej w Warszawie (PL)

52 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Kościól Św. Karola Boromeusza

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The Church of St. Charles Borromeo – a church located at 21 Chłodna Street in Warsaw's Mirów district. It was built in the years 1841–1849 in the Neo-Renaissance style according to the design of Henryk Marconi.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Karola Boromeusza w Warszawie (Wola) (PL)

546 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Hala Gwardii

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Hala Gwardii

Mier Halls are two twin market halls located in the Mirów neighbourhood, in central Warsaw, Poland.

Wikipedia: Mier Halls (EN), Website

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Park Mirowski

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The Mier Park, also known as the Downtown Park, is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. The park is located in the district of Downtown, between Jana Pawła II Avenue, Marszałkowska Street, Mier Halls, and the Za Żelazną Bramą neighbourhood.

Wikipedia: Mier Park (EN)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Lubomirski Palace

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Lubomirski Palace is a palace in central Warsaw, which was built in the 18th century for the Radziwiłł family.

Wikipedia: Lubomirski Palace, Warsaw (EN)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Oś Saska

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Oś Saska

The Saxon Axis is a feature of the historical city centre of Warsaw. It is a line running from the Vistula through the Presidential Palace, the Krakowskie Przedmieście, Saxon Square, Saxon Palace, Saxon Garden, Lubomirski Palace to Plac Żelaznej Bramy.

Wikipedia: Saxon Axis (EN), Website

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Pałac Błękitny

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The Blue Palace, also known as the Zamoyski Palace, is a palace located at 37 Senatorska Street in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pałac Błękitny w Warszawie (PL)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Muzeum Wódki

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The Vodka Museum (MW) is a vodka museum located at 11 Wierzbowa Street in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Wódki w Warszawie (PL)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Muzeum Teatralne

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The Theatre Museum in Warsaw is gathering collections related to the history of Polish and foreign theatres.

Wikipedia: Theatre Museum, Warsaw (EN)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Potocki Palace

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The Potocki Palace is a large baroque palace in Warsaw, located at Krakowskie Przedmieście 15, directly opposite the Presidential Palace. It was originally built for the Denhoff family and in the late 18th century became the property of the Potocki family.

Wikipedia: Potocki Palace, Warsaw (EN)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Presidential Palace

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The Presidential Palace is the official residence of the Polish head of state and president alongside the Belweder Palace, located in Warsaw, Poland. Originally constructed in 1643 as an aristocratic mansion, it was rebuilt and remodelled several times over the course of its existence by notable architects. The current neoclassical palace was completed in 1818.

Wikipedia: Presidential Palace, Warsaw (EN)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and of Saint Joseph

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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and of St. Joseph, commonly known as the Carmelite Church, is a Roman Catholic church at Krakowskie Przedmieście 52/54 in Warsaw, Poland.

Wikipedia: Carmelite Church, Warsaw (EN)

677 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 22: Park Kazimierzowski

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The Casimir Park in an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Downtown, between the University of Warsaw, Visitationist Church, Karowa Street, Stanisław Markiewicz Viaduct, Browarna Street, and Dynasy Street.

Wikipedia: Casimir Park (EN)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 23: Kazimierz Palace

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The Casimir Palace is a rebuilt palace in Warsaw, Poland. It is adjacent to the Royal Route, at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28.

Wikipedia: Casimir Palace (EN)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Czapski Palace

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The Czapski Palace is a palatial complex in the center of Warsaw, located at 5 Krakowskie Przedmieście. It is considered one of the most distinguished examples of rococo architecture in Poland's capital.

Wikipedia: Czapski Palace (EN)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Museum of the University of Warsaw

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The Museum of the University of Warsaw – a university museum in Warsaw, whose aim is to collect, develop and make available objects related to the history of the University of Warsaw and to popularize knowledge about its achievements, lecturers and graduates. It is located in the Tyszkiewicz Palace at 32 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (PL), Website

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 26: Kościół Wizytek

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Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists commonly known as the Visitationist Church is a Roman Catholic church in Warsaw, Poland, situated at Krakowskie Przedmieście 34. It is one of the most notable rococo churches in Poland's capital. This is the third church on the site to serve the monastic community for which it was built, the original church having been erected in 1651. Construction on this church was begun in 1728 and completed in 1765.

Wikipedia: Visitationist Church (EN)

476 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 27: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the unknown soldiers who have given their lives for Poland. It is one of many such national tombs of unknowns that were erected after World War I, and the most important such monument in Poland.

Wikipedia: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw (EN)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 28: Fontanna Wielka

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The fountain in the Saxon Garden is a fountain located in the Saxon Garden in Warsaw. It was designed by Henryk Marconi.

Wikipedia: Fontanna w Ogrodzie Saskim (PL)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 29: Saxon Garden

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The Saxon Garden is a 15.5–hectare public garden in central (Śródmieście) Warsaw, Poland, facing Piłsudski Square. It is the oldest public park in the city. Founded in the late 17th century, it was opened to the public in 1727 as one of the first publicly accessible parks in the world.

Wikipedia: Saxon Garden (EN)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 30: Holy Trinity Church

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The Holy Trinity Church, also known as Zug's Protestant Church, is a Lutheran church in central Warsaw, Poland, and one of two Augsburg Evangelical temples in the city. Designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug, it is one of the largest churches in Warsaw and one of the most notable for its round design.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Warsaw (EN)

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