Things to do in Warsaw, Central Poland: The Best Museums

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.

Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys (formerly The Dollhouse Museum with its headquarters at the Palace of Culture and Science) - a toy museum in Warsaw, a facility that has received numerous awards and prizes for its educational and cultural activities. The Main Branch of the Museum is currently under reorganization, the Temporary Exhibitions Branch operates in the Old Town in Kamienica Rogozińska, at Krzywe Koło 2/4. The branch is designed to present a variety of temporary exhibitions on topics related to old toys, dolls and games, as well as presenting the work of contemporary artists and craftsmen.

The unique General Ryszard Kuklinski Museum presents theGeneral's unprecedented contribution to world peace. First Polish and American hero and the first Polish NATO officer. Kuklinski sacrificed his life and to fight a lonely battle against the Soviet occupant. He helped prevent the whole world from Third World War.

Museum World of Illusion provides great fun and fascinating study for adolescents and adults thanks to optical illusions, paradoxes and phenomena that contradict the laws of physics. On your way you will find over 100 attractions such as: the Vortex Tunnel which will mess with your sense of balance, the Mirror Room that changes the definition of infinity, holograms that create 3D images, the Ames Room which will allow you to become a ‘giant’ and many other attractions. Visiting us at Rynek 21 in the Old Town in Warsaw, you will take a part in a surprising, fun journey. It will allow you not only to broaden horizons of perceiving reality, but will also provide knowledge that remains a mystery to many people. Don’t forget to bring your phone! In our extraordinary space you will have a chance to take photos that can't be done anywhere else! The Museum World of Illusion wishes you a lot of fun.

Extraordinary Stories Of Ordinary Things. The Museum of Warsaw collects the things of Warsaw, researches them and makes them available to the public. The core exhibition refers to the histories of particular objects in order to tell about historical events and people who had made an impact on the shape and character of contemporary Warsaw.

The museum is located next to the Warsaw cathedral in the Old Town. It exhibits works of art from the Middle Age until the present, including sacred and secular art, among others, paintings, sculptures, prints, furniture and clocks. Visitors can enter the royal corridor that formerly connected the Royal Castel with the Cathedral. The museum contains the works of Polish and foreign artis