Must see attractions in Warsaw

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

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

A wing of a former political prison in the Warsaw Citadel is now a fine museum. Cells are labelled with names of the more famous prisoners here, including…

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…

Tracing the history of the Polish armed forces since the 10th century, this museum is one for military enthusiasts. There's not a whole lot of English…

This impressive art collection was donated to the Catholic Church by the Carrol-Porczyński family and includes works by Rembrandt, Velasquez, Constable,…

Piercing triangular Castle Sq, this 22m-high monument to Sigismund III Vasa, who moved the capital from Kraków to Warsaw, was erected by the king's son…

Learn all about Polish vodka at this entertaining and interactive museum, opened in 2018 and based in the historic red-brick building where flagship…

This charming residential neighbourhood, one of the few to largely survive the ravages of the 20th century, is studded with gems of modernist architecture…

Completed in 1952, this expansive square is the centrepiece of the Marszałkowska Residential District (MDM). Although contemporary shopfronts, commercial…

Poland's largest painting, measuring 1600 sq m, by Sławomir Pawszak covers the exterior of a pavilion designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz…

Fully renovated in 2018, this compact and semi-circular-shaped palace was designed by Domenico Merlini in 1774. The interiors preserve the decor from the…

Dr Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof (1859–1917) spoke around a dozen languages before inventing the international language of Esperanto in 1887. He lived in…

Interesting and creatively quirky arts events, including exhibitions, performance art and large-scale installations, are all staged within the Ujazdów…

Designed by Tomasz Tusch-Lec, this installation commemorates the wooden footbridge that was built here in 1942 to connect the small and large ghettos…

Here once stood the railway terminus from which Warsaw’s Jews were transported by the German military to Treblinka. The rectangular monument’s marble…

Considered the oldest of Warsaw’s churches, St John's was built at the beginning of the 15th century on the site of a wooden church, and subsequently…

Measuring over a hectare, the rooftop garden atop Warsaw University Library provides a lush perch from which to admire the city skyline with views over…

Marek Budzyński was one of the architects responsible for this impressive building, completed in 2000. It features a facade of copper-clad columns…

Warsaw's largest public square once stood in front of the Saxon Palace, destroyed during WWII. The only part of the palace that remains is the Tomb of the…