Warsaw Chopin Airport 31 min
Łazienki Park (22 min) Stanisław August's collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture & coins in lakeside palace. Copernicus Science Centre (18 min) Large, contemporary science center housing interactive exhibits, robotic theater & planetarium. Warsaw Uprising Museum (22 min) Memorial & replica bomber in museum of exhibits detailing Poland's 1944 battle for independence. Palace on the Isle (22 min) Royal, 18th-century, summer palace with gardens & orangery, housing lavish rooms & art collections. Bazylika Archikatedralna w Warszawie p.w. Męczeństwa św. Jana Chrzciciela (20 min) Royal cathedral with links to Kings John III Sobieski & Sigismund III Vasa in a variety of styles. Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów (23 min) Restored 17th-century royal palace with a museum of fine arts, a baroque garden & a landscaped park. The National Museum in Warsaw (23 min) Modernist building housing museum of Polish & world art & sculpture, from ancient to contemporary. The Royal Castle in Warsaw (20 min) Reconstructed 14th-century palace with an art collection & guided tours of the royal apartments. Old Town Market Square (16 min) Medieval square with a famous mermaid statue, destroyed in 1944 & rebuilt after WWII. Palace of Culture and Science (23 min) Landmark 1950s-built palace of arts & culture with theater, sports field & 30th-floor terrace. Neon Museum (22 min) Gallery of vintage neon signs from the Cold War era. Sigismund's Column (20 min) 17th-century monument topped with a statue of King Sigismund III & used as a popular meeting place. City Zoological Garden in Warsaw (16 min) Zoological gardens with more than 5000 animals from 500 global species, including lions & hippos. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (18 min) Elaborate, modern museum with many interactive exhibits dedicated to the history of Polish Jews. Frederick Chopin museum (21 min) Rebuilt 17th-century mansion with musical scores, photographs & recordings of the composer's work. |