Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów (25 min.) Restored 17th-century royal palace with a museum of fine arts, a baroque garden & a landscaped park.
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (12 min.) Elaborate, modern museum with many interactive exhibits dedicated to the history of Polish Jews. Old Town Market Square (13 min.) Medieval square with a famous mermaid statue, destroyed in 1944 & rebuilt after WWII. The National Museum in Warsaw (16 min.) Modernist building housing museum of Polish & world art & sculpture, from ancient to contemporary. City Zoological Garden in Warsaw (9 min.) Zoological gardens with more than 5000 animals from 500 global species, including lions & hippos. Neon Museum (14 min.) Gallery of vintage neon signs from the Cold War era. Bazylika Archikatedralna w Warszawie p.w. Męczeństwa św. Jana Chrzciciela (14 min.) Royal cathedral with links to Kings John III Sobieski & Sigismund III Vasa in a variety of styles. Sigismund's Column (14 min.) 17th-century monument topped with a statue of King Sigismund III & used as a popular meeting place. Łazienki Park (17 min.) Stanisław August's collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture & coins in lakeside palace. Palace on the Isle (17 min.) Royal, 18th-century, summer palace with gardens & orangery, housing lavish rooms & art collections. Copernicus Science Centre (12 min.) Large, contemporary science center housing interactive exhibits, robotic theater & planetarium. Warsaw Uprising Museum (18 min.) Memorial & replica bomber in museum of exhibits detailing Poland's 1944 battle for independence. Frederick Chopin museum (14 min.) Rebuilt 17th-century mansion with musical scores, photographs & recordings of the composer's work. |