John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport 1 hr 4
Sztolnia Królowa Luiza (30 min) Mining and museum Guido Mine and Coal Mining Museum (28 min) Tours with ex-miners of 19th-century coal mine tunnels, plus museum & subterranean concert chambers. Tyskie Brewing Museum (13 min) Brewery beer museum that outlines the cultural impact of brewing on the local area. Silesian Botanical Garden (13 min) Large public gardens offering various themed events, a playground & indoor/outdoor nature exhibits. Silesian Museum (28 min) Former coal-mining site, now an art & industry museum with underground galleries & a restaurant. Wodny Park Tychy (18 min) Water park Silesia Park (30 min) 620-acre nature park with forest trails, ponds & wildlife, plus a planetarium, zoo & funfair. Silesian Zoological Garden (34 min) Zoo with over 2500 animals divided into wild & domesticated sections as well as replica dinosaurs. Paprocany Lake (23 min) Small sailboats dot this scenic lake with kayak rentals, a sandy beach & path for walking & cycling. Legendia (29 min) Family-friendly theme park with rides for younger children, on-site restaurants & a haunted house. Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park (31 min) Outdoor museum of historic agricultural buildings from the region, such as cottages & farmsteads. Zamek Pszczyński (25 min) Baroque castle, with preserved late 1800s interiors, plus miniatures & armoury exhibits, & concerts. Pokazowa Zagroda Żubrów (24 min) Animal park housing bison & other local wildlife, with an education center & restaurant. Western City Twinpigs (21 min) Kosciuszko Park (21 min) Urban park since 1925 with a parachute tower, soldiers' monument & playground with a climbing wall. |