Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Warsaw, Poland

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 46 m
Descend 55 m

Experience Warsaw in Poland in a whole new way with our free 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: Muzeum więzienia Pawiak

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Muzeum więzienia Pawiak

Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.

Wikipedia: Pawiak (EN)

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews

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Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Hebrew word Polin in the museum's English name means either "Poland" or "rest here" and relates to a legend about the arrival of the first Jews to Poland. Construction of the museum in designated land in Muranów, Warsaw's prewar Jewish quarter, began in 2009, following an international architectural competition won by Finnish architects Rainer Mahlamäki and Ilmari Lahdelma.

Wikipedia: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (EN), Website

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Pierwszy Pomnik Bohaterów Getta

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The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. It is located in the area which was formerly a part of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the spot where the first armed clash of the uprising took place.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Ghetto Heroes (EN)

18 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego

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Jan Karski's bench in Warsaw is one of a series of six benches-monuments to Jan Karski located in Warsaw's Muranów district, in the square next to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, near the first monument to the Ghetto Heroes.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego w Warszawie (PL)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Pomnik Żołnierzy 1 Armii WP

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The Monument to the Soldiers of the First Polish Army is a granite statue in Warsaw, Poland, located at Andersa Street, within the Downtown district. It is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the First Polish Army, that fought on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The monument was designed by Xawery Dunikowski and unveiled on 12 October 1963.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Soldiers of the First Polish Army (EN)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Ogród Krasińskich

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The Krasiński Garden is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Muranów in the Downtown district. It is located between Świętojerska, Andersa, Stare Nalewki, and Długa Street, and borders Krasiński Square to the east.

Wikipedia: Krasiński Garden (EN), Website

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Krasinski Palace

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The Krasiński Palace, also known as the Palace of the Commonwealth, is a reconstructed Baroque palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Krasiński Square. Initially erected between 1677 and 1683 for the powerful Krasiński family, it was heavily damaged during World War II and rebuilt in the mid-20th century.

Wikipedia: Krasiński Palace (EN), Heritage Website

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Pałac Marii z Lubomirskich Radziwiłłowej

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The Palace of Maria Radziwiłł, also known as the Palace of Jan Michał Dąbrowski, is a palace located at 26 Długa Street in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pałac Marii Radziwiłłowej w Warszawie (PL)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Warsaw Uprising Monument

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Warsaw Uprising Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Unveiled in 1989, it was designed by Jacek Budyn and sculpted by Wincenty Kućma. It is located on the southern side of Krasiński Square.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Uprising Monument (EN)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Katedra Polowa Wojska Polskiego

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The Field Cathedral of the Polish Army is the main garrison church of Warsaw and the representative cathedral of the entire Polish Army. In the past the church served a variety of communities and roles: it used to be the church of the Collegium Nobilium and in the 19th century was also turned into a Russian Orthodox church. Currently all major military religious feasts in Warsaw are held there.

Wikipedia: Field Cathedral of the Polish Army (EN)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Saint Hyacinth's Church

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St. Hyacinth's Church, named after Saint Hyacinth of Poland, is a Baroque Catholic church building located in Warsaw's New Town at Freta Street 8/10.

Wikipedia: St. Hyacinth's Church, Warsaw (EN), Website, Twitter, Facebook

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum

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The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, devoted to the life and work of Polish double Nobel laureate Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934), who discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium.

Wikipedia: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum (EN), Facebook, Instagram, Website

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Rynek Nowego Miasta

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New Town Market Place is the main square of the New Town of Warsaw, Poland.

Wikipedia: New Town Market Place, Warsaw (EN)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Kościół pw. św. Kazimierza

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St. Casimir Church is a Roman Catholic church in Warsaw's New Town at Rynek Nowego Miasta 2.

Wikipedia: St. Casimir Church (Warsaw) (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Kościół pw. św. Benona

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Kościół pw. św. Benona

St. Benno's Church, actually the rector church of St. Benno in Warsaw, is a church located in Warsaw's New Town at 1 Piesza Street, belonging to the Redemptorist Congregation. The Redemptorist Provincial Curia is also located at the church.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Benona w Warszawie (PL), Website, Facebook

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Ławeczka Williama Heerleina Lindleya

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Ławeczka Williama Heerleina Lindleya This photo was taken by Arkadiusz ZarzeckiAutorem zdjęcia jest Arkadiusz Zarzecki / CC BY-SA 3.0

William Heerlein Lindley's bench – a monument in the form of a bench unveiled on 7 May 2011 in the Multimedia Fountain Park on the square of the 1st Armoured Division of the Polish Army in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Williama Heerleina Lindleya w Warszawie (PL)

239 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Kościół parafialny pw. Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

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The Church of the Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, otherwise known as St. Mary's Church is a church in Warsaw, Poland. It is one of oldest buildings and one of the few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in the city. It is located at ulica Przyrynek 2.

Wikipedia: Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Warsaw (EN), Website, Facebook

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Kościół pw. Stygmatów św. Franciszka

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The Church of St. Francis is a church adjoining Franciscan convent in Warsaw's New Town.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Francis, Warsaw (EN)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Pałac Sapiehów

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Sapieha Palace is one of the palaces in Warsaw New Town district of Warsaw, Poland. Started by the powerful Sapieha family who gave the name to the building, it currently houses the Environmental Protection School Complex.

Wikipedia: Sapieha Palace, Warsaw (EN)

561 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Kościół Świętego Jana Bożego

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The Church of John of God is a Roman Catholic church belonging to the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God. It is located at 12 Bonifraterska Street in Warsaw. From 1976 to 2013 it was the seat of the now defunct parish of St. John of God.

Wikipedia: Church of John of God, Warsaw (EN)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Poległym i Pomordowanym na Wschodzie

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The Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East is a monument in Warsaw, Poland which commemorates the victims of the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and subsequent repressions. It was unveiled on 17 September 1995, on the 56th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of 1939.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East (EN)

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