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    Wilanow Palace, summer residence of King John III Sobieski (17th century), Wilanow, Warsaw, Poland

    Wilanów Palace

    Warsaw

    Warsaw’s top palace, 10km south of the city centre, was commissioned by King Jan III Sobieski in 1677. It has changed hands several times over the…

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    Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw

    Palace of Culture & Science

    Warsaw

    For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A ‘gift of friendship’ from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and…

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    Monument of Frederick Chopin

    Łazienki Park

    Warsaw

    Pronounced wah-zhen-kee, this beautiful park includes manicured gardens, an ornamental lake, wooded glades and strutting peacocks. Once a hunting ground,…

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    Castle Square in Warsaw

    Royal Castle

    Warsaw

    This remarkable copy of the original castle blown up by the Germans in WWII is filled with authentic period furniture and original works of art…

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    Memorial, Warsaw Uprising.

    Warsaw Rising Museum

    Warsaw

    This exceptional museum, housed in a former tram power station and its surrounding grounds, traces the history of the city's heroic but doomed uprising…

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    Muzeum Fryderika Chopin

    Fryderyk Chopin Museum

    Warsaw

    This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland’s most famous composer. You’re encouraged to take your time…

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    Neon Museum

    Warsaw

    Situated within the Soho Factory complex of old industrial buildings housing designers and artists, this museum is devoted to the preservation of the…

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    Copernicus Science Centre

    Warsaw

    The fully interactive, push-the-buttons-and-see-what-happens Copernicus Science Centre pulls off that tricky feat of being both hugely fun and educational…

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    Museum of Warsaw

    Warsaw

    Occupying 11 tenement houses on the north side of the Old Town Sq, this superb museum tells Warsaw's dramatic history in innovative ways. Start with the…

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    Praga Museum of Warsaw

    Warsaw

    Occupying three tenement buildings spanning the 18th and 19th centuries, this museum does a fantastic job of covering Praga's rich and varied history. It…

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    National Museum

    Warsaw

    Drawing on a collection of some 830,000 works of art, both local and international, this is Poland's largest museum. It will come as a revelation for…

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    Old Town Square Warsaw Poland

    Old Town Square

    Warsaw

    For those with an eye for historic buildings this is Warsaw's loveliest square, not to mention its oldest having been established at the turn of the 13th…

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    500px Photo ID: 96483849 - The royal Wilanow Palace in Warsaw, Poland. View from Upper Garden

    Wilanów Park

    Warsaw

    This splendid 45-hectare park adjoins Wilanów Palace and contains a variety of landscaping. The central part comprises a manicured, two-level baroque…

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    Jewish Cemetery

    Warsaw

    Founded in 1806, Warsaw's main Jewish Cemetery covering 33.4 hectares contains more than 150,000 tombstones, the largest and most beautiful collection of…

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    Żabińskis' Villa

    Warsaw

    The incredible true life story of how zoo director Jan Żabiński and his wife Antonia helped save over 70 Jews during WWII has become famous through the…

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    Ghetto Heroes Monument

    Warsaw

    Look closely and you see there are actually two monuments here commemorating the thousands who lost their lives in the ill-fated Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of…

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    David Bowie Mural

    Warsaw

    Following the singer's death in 2016, cultural organisation Stacja Muranów crowdfunded for the creation of this fab mural of Bowie, depicted in his iconic…

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    Saxon Garden

    Warsaw

    Covering 15.5 hectares, this splendid garden, founded in the late 17th century, became Warsaw’s first public park in 1727. Initially modelled on…

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    Church of the Holy Cross

    Warsaw

    Of Warsaw's many impressive churches, this is the one most visitors want to see – not so much to admire the fine baroque altarpieces that miraculously…

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    Powązki Cemetery

    Warsaw

    Warsaw's most prestigious cemetery covers 43 hectares and contains the graves of well over a million souls. Illustrious Poles from all walks of life are…

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    Palace on the Isle

    Warsaw

    Łazienki Park's centrepiece is a delightful neoclassical palace, the former residence of King Stanisław August Poniatowski, which stands on an island in…

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    Pawiak Prison Museum

    Warsaw

    During WWII the prison that once stood here was used by the Gestapo – that's the time period that the displays in this grimly fascinating museum focus on…

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    Warsaw University Library

    Warsaw

    The stunning copper-clad building that houses the university library was awarded top prize by the Association of Polish Architects in 2000. The main…

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    Open Jazdów

    Warsaw

    A pleasant spot to hang out is this charming wooded enclave in the heart of Warsaw. The colony of some 20-odd Finnish wooden cottages have been here since…

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    Warsaw Zoological Gardens

    Warsaw

    Established in 1928, this well-managed zoo is home to some 3000 animals representing 500 species from across the world, including bears, wolves,…

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    Jewish Historical Institute

    Warsaw

    Just behind a blue skyscraper (which stands on the location of the Great Synagogue destroyed by the Germans), JHI houses a library and exhibitions related…

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    St Anne's Church

    Warsaw

    Marking the start of the Royal Way, this is arguably Warsaw's most ornate church. It escaped major damage during WWII, which explains why it sports an…

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    Żoliborz

    Warsaw

    One of Warsaw's most pleasant residential areas, Żoliborz derives its name from joli bord, French for 'beautiful embankment'. During Russian Imperial rule…

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    Monument to the Warsaw Rising

    Warsaw

    One of Warsaw’s most important landmarks, this dynamic bronze tableau depicts Armia Krajowa (AK; Home Army) fighters emerging ghostlike from the shattered…

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    Smoleńsk Air Disaster Monument

    Warsaw

    Dubbed 'the stairway to heaven', this black granite monument commemorates the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk, in which 96 people died, including the then…

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    Old Orangery

    Warsaw

    This elegant structure, completed in 1788, once sheltered exotic trees in winter. It now houses a gallery featuring an impressive selection of sculpture…

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    Warsaw Citadel

    Warsaw

    Following the November Uprising of 1830, imperial Russia built this pentagonal brick fortress to enforce its power over Warsaw. It covers 36 hectares and,…

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    Poster Museum

    Warsaw

    Polish poster art is outstanding and this museum's collection numbers over 36,000, with an additional 26,000 artistic, advertising and propaganda prints…

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    Museum of Hunting & Horsemanship

    Warsaw

    The museum's collection is split across two park buildings dating from the 1820s. The Cantonists' Barracks features natural-history-style displays of…

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    Koneser

    Warsaw

    Bounded by ul Białostocka, Markowska and Ząbkowska, the handsome 19th-century brick buildings that once were the Koneser Vodka factory are the star turn…

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    Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium

    Warsaw

    You may well find yourself wanting to make multiple visits to this far from average planetarium. A packed repertoire of films is projected across a 16m…

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    National Stadium

    Warsaw

    This prominent landmark on the east bank of the Vistula was constructed for the Euro 2012 football championships on the site of a communist-era stadium…

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    Warsaw Spire

    Warsaw

    The 49-storey Warsaw Spire is Poland's tallest office building and the centrepiece of a business district of shiny new tower blocks that is transforming…

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