Warsaw Chopin Airport 26 min
Palace on the Isle (9 min) Royal, 18th-century, summer palace with gardens & orangery, housing lavish rooms & art collections. Sigismund's Column (17 min) 17th-century monument topped with a statue of King Sigismund III & used as a popular meeting place. Łazienki Park (15 min) Stanisław August's collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture & coins in lakeside palace. Copernicus Science Centre (17 min) Large, contemporary science center housing interactive exhibits, robotic theater & planetarium. Frederick Chopin museum (14 min) Rebuilt 17th-century mansion with musical scores, photographs & recordings of the composer's work. Palace of Culture and Science (13 min) Landmark 1950s-built palace of arts & culture with theater, sports field & 30th-floor terrace. Pałac Belwederski (8 min) Classically-styled 17th-century belvedere & home to President of the Republic. Not open to public. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (16 min) Elaborate, modern museum with many interactive exhibits dedicated to the history of Polish Jews. Warsaw Uprising Museum (15 min) Memorial & replica bomber in museum of exhibits detailing Poland's 1944 battle for independence. Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów (18 min) Restored 17th-century royal palace with a museum of fine arts, a baroque garden & a landscaped park. Chopin Monument (8 min) Massive modernist sculpture of the Polish composer, Chopin, within the Lazienki Royal Gardens. The Royal Castle in Warsaw (18 min) Reconstructed 14th-century palace with an art collection & guided tours of the royal apartments. The National Museum in Warsaw (12 min) Modernist building housing museum of Polish & world art & sculpture, from ancient to contemporary. Saxon Garden (14 min) Landscaped public park with Baroque statues, a landmark fountain, monuments & tree-lined walkways. Old Town Market Square (17 min) Medieval square with a famous mermaid statue, destroyed in 1944 & rebuilt after WWII. |