John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 58 min
Pokazowa Zagroda Żubrów (13 min) Animal park housing bison & other local wildlife, with an education center & restaurant. Church. St. Mary Magdalene (14 min) Tyskie Brewing Museum (13 min) Brewery beer museum that outlines the cultural impact of brewing on the local area. Memorial and Museum Auschwitz I (33 min) Somber memorial site providing educational exhibits & views of the grim WWII concentration camps. Zamek Pszczyński (14 min) Baroque castle, with preserved late 1800s interiors, plus miniatures & armoury exhibits, & concerts. Memorial and Museum Auschwitz II-Birkenau (32 min) Solemn memorial & museum of Nazi concentration & extermination camp where 1.1 million died. Goczałkowice Reservoir (43 min) Large man-made reservoir dammed in 1956 & a conservation area for birdlife. Wodny Park Tychy (7 min) Water park Western City Twinpigs (25 min) KAPIAS: Centrum Ogrodnicze, Restauracja, Ogrody do zwiedzania (16 min) Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau (32 min) Former concentration camp with a memorial to those who died, preserved gas chambers & mementoes. Kościół pw. Św. Franciszka i Św. Klary (10 min) Paprocany Lake (12 min) Small sailboats dot this scenic lake with kayak rentals, a sandy beach & path for walking & cycling. Zagroda Wsi Pszczyńskiej (12 min) Rural farm with examples of 19th-century wooden architecture including barns, mills & granaries. Silesian Botanical Garden (22 min) Large public gardens offering various themed events, a playground & indoor/outdoor nature exhibits. |