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Warsaw is a mixture of relaxing green spaces, historic sites and vivid modernity. Discover the charming Old Town, Wilanów Palace and amazing Lazienki Park, where you can watch free Chopin concerts every Sunday during the summer. Experience a few of the dozens of interactive museums, including the Warsaw Uprising Museum, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Copernicus Science Centre. For exciting nightlife, visit the vibrant Vistula boulevards and upscale clubs.
Restaurants in Warsaw
1. NBP Money Centre
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5.0 based on 73 reviews
Discover the fascinating world of money! The Sławomir S. Skrzypek NBP Money Centre is a modern educational institution showing the role and history of money against the background of the social and economic history of the world and Poland.
2. Pinball Station - Pinball & Arcade Museum
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5.0 based on 180 reviews
WE ARE OPEN! 21st of May we reopen our Museum! We work as before, maintaining the safety rules. Our guest are requested to disinfect their hands at the entrance and to wear masks. Pinball Station is the first Interactive Pinball Museum in Warsaw. Established in June 2016, thanks to the great passion and commitment of two hobbyists and collectors. We started with 30 flippers. Today, our collection has over 100 pinball and arcade games, of which 70 have been restored and are available to visitors at Pinball Station. If you want to come back to the 80s and 90s, play on machines nowhere inaccessible like Bord-Golf from 1933 or simply – you want to feel like a kid again, come to our Museum.
Reviewed By austinHerts - London, United Kingdom
On a grey, wet afternoon in Warsaw when most of the listed museums are closed there are few better options than this place. My wife and I, enjoyed a couple of hours here having a drink and reminiscing about our teenage years, stimulated by arcade games from the 70s-90s . It cost £8 each for “unlimited play” and the drinks were a fair price. It’s a fun place
3. Zamek Krolewski w Warszawie - Muzeum
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4.5 based on 2,642 reviews
The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) is a castle residency that formerly served throughout the centuries as the official residence of the Polish monarchs. Initially the complex served as the residence of the Dukes of Masovia, and since the sixteenth century, the seat of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth: the King and Parliament. In its long history the Royal Castle was repeatedly plundered and devastated by the invading Swedish, Brandenburgian, Prussian and Tsarist armies. Burned and looted by the Nazi Germans following the Invasion of Poland in 1939 and almost completely destroyed in 1944 after the failed Warsaw Uprising, the Castle was completely rebuilt and reconstructed. Reconstruction of the castle carried out in 1971–1984 was led by the Civic Committee, responsible for the reconstruction of Warsaw. In 1980, the Royal Castle, together with the Old Town was registered as a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Reviewed By TravelerO279 - Washington DC, United States
An excellent effort to rebuild and return Warsaw and it's royal history to its former glory. Museum is worth a visit, although recommend not bringing kids under 12 years old. An audio guide is very helpful to have, otherwise it's difficult to decipher alot of the meaning and history of what you're seeing. Unfortunately, many of the royal treasures were looted and lost during World War II, but they've done a fantastic job reenacting every room. It's right in the center of Castle Square and when you're done there are plenty of places to get a meal or sit in the shade and relax.
4. Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom
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4.5 based on 344 reviews
Reviewed By LizaraK
I was very impressed with this small museum and especially its informative little screens that provide a lot of information in multiple languages, much of it very detailed and not easy to find outside the museum. I really appreciated the one where you can see different victims and their personal stories. The pictures and explanations of graffiti written by the prisoners on the cell walls were very interesting. The museum is small, but not very expensive and does a good job of making the most of its space. The lights available to help you read the signs in this dark basement were also very much appreciated. It is kind of hard to find with no signs until you reach the museum door itself, so look for the large, grand entrance pictured here on TripAdvisor and then turn left just inside those gates.
5. Holy Cross Church (Kosciol Swietego Krzyza)
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4.5 based on 484 reviews
Reviewed By B5144FIjohnh - London, United Kingdom
The church of the Holy Cross dates back to the 17th century but has been severely damaged more than once, most recently by the German invaders during WWII. It has been used for many important ceremonies including the funeral of the political thinker Stanislaw Staszic (1755-1826), & Fryderyk Chopin's heart is interred in one of the main pillars. The restored interior is light & features lots of fresh gilding, magnificent altars & a very grand organ.
6. St. Anne's Church (Kosciol Swietej Anny)
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4.5 based on 611 reviews
Reviewed By MikaelF413 - Vantaa, Finland
This church is located adjacent to Castle Square. This amazing church can be overlooked because Castle Square is stealing all the attention. Also, this church looks very different from the outside than the other churches on the Royal Route. It has a Neoclassical facade. The interior has a Baroque style with several chapels. The surprisingly rich interior is filled with frescoes. Not only the interior is stunning but there is also a viewing terrace that has panoramic views of Warsaw Old Town.
7. Muzeum Wojska Polskiego
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4.5 based on 526 reviews
Reviewed By SnowFreakk - Vienna, Austria
It was super nice, it worth visiting, going back in history, seeing all those things, imagine how people lived back than, the WWII, I highly recommend it, don’t miss it.
8. Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow
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4.5 based on 1,777 reviews
Reviewed By ziemowitiwanski - Warsaw, Poland
Well preserved French type of country palace surrounded with beautiful French garden and English type park at the pond. Furniture and paintings make walk in the palace truly of époque and gives real feeling of it. Best time to visit Wilanów Jan the 3rd Sobieski summer residence is late spring and summer when it blooms and smells with multiple flowers covered with carpet of colors and shades. Visitors may have a rest at cafes and restaurants located next to this place.
9. POLIN Muzeum Historii Zydow Polskich
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4.5 based on 4,125 reviews
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is the first and only museum dedicated to restoring the memory of the civilization created by Polish Jews in the course of a millennium.Museum's building faces the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw. The Museum completes the memorial complex. At the monument, we honor those who perished by remembering how they died. At the museum, we honor them, and those who came before and after, by remembering how they lived. As a museum of life, POLIN Museum engages with the present and opens out to the future. As an educational and cultural institution, the museum is dedicated to stimulating dialogue in the spirit of mutual understanding and respect. Museum's core exhibition is a journey through the 1000-year history of Polish Jews. Enter this theater of history where the story unfolds in acts and scenes as you walk. Immerse yourself in the story. Encounter those who lived in each period - their words are quoted throughout the exhibition. Enter the scene - a salon, tavern, home, church, synagogue, or schoolroom. There are surprises in drawers you can open, screens and objects you can touch, and much that you can see - artifacts, photographs, documents, and films. Each visit to the museum will be different. There will always be something new to inspire you!
Reviewed By gottaloveitaly2012 - Royal Oak, United States
This is am amazing museum that truly enables the visitor to feel like they have lived in Poland through the many centuries depicted: the impact of Polish Jews with regard to culture, arts and religion, the rise and fall of the Nazis and the Communists. Very well thought out designed so that visitors move from space to space. Truly well done!!
10. Katyn Museum
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4.5 based on 71 reviews
This museum is a memorial to the thousands of Polish reserve officers killed by the Soviets and buried in the Russian forest of Katyn.
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