Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #17 in Warsaw, Poland

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 16 km
Ascend 250 m
Descend 286 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: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka

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The Marcin Kasprzak Monument in Warsaw – a monument commemorating the socialist activist Marcin Kasprzak. It is located at 18/20 Marcin Kasprzaka Street, in front of the building of the former Radio Factory named after him.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka w Warszawie (PL)

1480 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 2: Muzeum Woli

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The Wola Museum is a museum in Warsaw's Wola district, documenting the history of this district. Established on the initiative of the Wola Branch of the Society of Friends of Warsaw in 1974. It is a branch of the Museum of Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Woli (PL), Website

785 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Muzeum Getta Warszawskiego

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The Warsaw Ghetto Museum is a historical museum in Warsaw currently under construction.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Ghetto Museum (EN)

568 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej

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Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej

Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 2005.

Wikipedia: Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (EN), Website

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: All Saints Church

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All Saints Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 3/5 Grzybowski Square in Warsaw, the seat of the parish of All Saints in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: All Saints Church, Warsaw (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Holy Cross Park

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The Holy Cross Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Downtown, between Plater Street, Świętokrzyska Street, Marszałkowska Street, and the Palace of Culture and Science. The park was opened in 1955.

Wikipedia: Holy Cross Park (EN)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Pomnik Janusza Korczaka

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Pomnik Janusza Korczaka

Monuments to Janusz Korczak in Warsaw – there are three monuments to Janusz Korczak in Warsaw:Monument in the Świętokrzyski Park – 52°14′01.29"N 21°00′16.74"The design of the monument was selected in an international competition organized by the Shalom Foundation and the Polish Janusz Korczak Association.It is one of the newest monuments in Warsaw. The cornerstone for the construction was laid on 19 September 2003 by the President of Warsaw, Lech Kaczyński, and the ceremonial unveiling of the monument took place on 1 June 2006, on Children's Day. It depicts Janusz Korczak, surrounded by children, under a dead stump of a tree, whose dry branches form a menorah. At the back of the monument there is a small fountain and plaques commemorating the founders of the monument. On the right side of the monument there is a small stone with a carved inscription:

Wikipedia: Pomniki Janusza Korczaka w Warszawie (PL)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Museum of Evolution

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The Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences is the display area of the natural history museum in Warsaw, Poland. It is the public front of the Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii or Zoology Museum and the Instytut Paleobiologii or Paleobiology Institute. It is based at the Palace of Culture and Science.

Wikipedia: Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences (EN), Website

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Museum of Technology

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Muzeum Techniki w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1955. It is located in the Palace of Culture & Science.

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

591 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Palladium

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The "Palladium" Cinema is a closed cinema located at 7/9 Złota Street in Warsaw. It functioned until the end of the 90s of the twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Kino „Palladium” (PL), Website

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Scena Relax

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"Relax" Cinema – a closed cinema located at 8 Złota Street, at the "Wiecha" passage in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kino „Relax” (PL), Website

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Muzeum Historii Spółdzielczości w Polsce

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The Museum of the History of Cooperatives in Poland – a museum established in 2001, operating at the National Cooperative Council. It is based in the House under the Eagles in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii Spółdzielczości w Polsce (PL)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: National Philharmonic

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The National Philharmonic in Warsaw is a Polish cultural institution, located at 5 Jasna Street in Warsaw. The building was built between 1900 and 1901, under the direction of Karol Kozłowski, to be reconstructed in 1955 by Eugeniusz Szparkowski. The director of the institution is Wojciech Nowak. It is the main venue of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wikipedia: National Philharmonic, Warsaw (EN), Website

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte

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Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte

The Monument to Napoleon Bonaparte is a bust located on the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw, at the end of Warecka Street.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte (PL)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Pomnik Powstańców Warszawy

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The Warsaw Insurgents Monument is a monument located on the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Powstańców Warszawy w Warszawie (PL)

505 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

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The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Warsaw is one of the Polish capital's notable landmarks. It stands before the Staszic Palace, the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences on Krakowskie Przedmieście. Designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1822, it was completed in 1830. Thorvaldsen's original plaster model from 1822 and a smaller study from 1821 are both held by the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen.

Wikipedia: Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Warsaw (EN)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Ławeczka Studenta

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The Student Monument in Warsaw is a bronze sculpture by Andrzej Renes depicting a student sitting on a bench.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Studenta w Warszawie (PL)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: 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)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

947 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 20: Pałac Przezdzieckich

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The Przedziecki Palace is a palace located at 6 Foksal Street in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pałac Przezdzieckich w Warszawie (PL)

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Pałac Zamoyskich

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Pałac ZamoyskichLukas Plewnia from Berlin, Deutschland / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Konstanty Zamoyski Palace is a historic building on ulica Foksal in Warsaw, Poland.

Wikipedia: Konstanty Zamoyski Palace (EN)

596 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 22: Park na Książęcem

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Park Na Książęcem – a park located in Warsaw, in the area of the Vistula escarpment, between Książęca and Kruczkowskiego streets, the viaduct of the Poniatowski Bridge, the area of the Polish Army Museum and the National Museum, and the building of the Stock Exchange Centre. Part of the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park.

Wikipedia: Park Na Książęcem w Warszawie (PL)

1243 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 23: Poniatowski Bridge

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The Poniatowski Bridge is a bridge in Warsaw, Poland. Originally built between 1904 and 1914, it was damaged in each World War and rebuilt after each. It spans the Vistula River, connecting Warsaw's Powiśle and Praga districts. Its viaduct is an extension of Jerusalem Avenue, a principal Warsaw thoroughfare.

Wikipedia: Poniatowski Bridge (EN)

1158 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 24: Pomnik Syreny

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The Mermaid Monument is a monument located at Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie Street in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Syreny w Warszawie (Powiśle) (PL)

1181 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 25: Most Średnicowy

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The Cross-City Bridge is a rail bridge over the Vistula River in Warsaw, north of the Poniatowski Bridge. It forms a part of the Warsaw Cross-City Line and was originally built between 1921 and 1931 to connect the Warszawa Główna railway station and what is now the Warszawa Wschodnia railway station.

Wikipedia: Cross-City Bridge (EN)

1745 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 26: Pomnik Edwarda Mandella House'a

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The Edward Mandell House Monument is a monument located in Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Edwarda Mandella House’a (PL)

83 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Kąpiąca się

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Kąpiąca się Sculpture by Olga Niewska (1898-1943), fot. PiYears / Attribution

The Bathing is a sculpture in Warsaw by Olga Niewska.

Wikipedia: Kąpiąca się (rzeźba) (PL)

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: Pomnik Załogi Liberatora EV961

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The Memorial Plaque of the Fallen British Airmen of 1944 – a commemoration located in Skaryszewski Park, on the edge of the rosarium. It has the form of a slab attached to a boulder.

Wikipedia: Płyta pamięci Poległych Lotników Brytyjskich 1944 (PL)

693 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 29: Rytm

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Rytm

Rhythm – a sculpture by Henryk Kuna located in Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Rytm (rzeźba) (PL)

654 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 30: Kamionkowskie Błonia Elekcyjne

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Kamionkowskie Błonia Election - a recreational green area located at the exhibition channel in the Kamionka in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kamionkowskie Błonia Elekcyjne (PL)

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