Kościuszko Mound

Kraków Mounds

Lesser Poland

0.0 km

**Kraków’s mounds** form a distinctive open-air route through the city’s history. Five different sites — Krakus, Wanda, Kościuszko, Piłsudski and John Paul II Mounds — combine legends, historical memory and views over Kraków. ## Five diffe…

Villages of the World in Kraków

Lesser Poland

1.4 km

An afternoon trip around the world: it is possible in Kraków, at 39 Tyniecka Street. Villages of the World is a Global Education Park where buildings characteristic of all continents stand around a large-format world map — according to the…

Lake Zakrzówek

Lesser Poland

2.2 km

Lake Zakrzówek in Kraków is an interesting stop connected with the area’s history, culture or landscape. Include it in a sightseeing plan and combine it with other nearby places. Check current opening hours and access details before visiti…

Kraków Zoo

Lesser Poland

180–300 min

2.8 km

Kraków Zoo is set in Las Wolski, so a visit combines animals with a walk through one of the city’s greenest areas. Around 1,500 animals representing more than 270 species live across 20 hectares, including over 100 threatened species. ## P…

Aleja Gwiazd in Kraków

Lesser Poland

2.9 km

Kraków’s Avenue of Stars is located on Bulwar Czerwieński, at the foot of Wawel Castle beside the Vistula. This outdoor gallery honours musicians, film artists and bands: stars and handprints are set into the walkway for figures connected…

Wawel Dragon (statue)

Lesser Poland

2.9 km

At the foot of Wawel Hill, along the Vistula boulevards, stands the bronze Wawel Dragon by Bronisław Chromy, placed on a huge boulder in **1970**. Every few minutes the figure breathes real fire — the gas-fuelled flame can even be triggere…

Smocza Jama

Lesser Poland

2.9 km

The Dragon's Den on Wawel Hill is a cave with **276 metres of corridors**, forever tied to the legend of the Wawel Dragon. The tour starts inside the castle grounds, down a spiral staircase of **136 steps**, and ends by the bed of the **Vi…

Collegium Maius

Lesser Poland

3.0 km

Collegium Maius at 15 Jagiellońska Street is the oldest surviving building of Jagiellonian University and the home of the UJ Museum. The Gothic complex centres on an arcaded courtyard and preserves the Libraria, professors’ dining room, tr…

Sigismund Bell on Wawel Hill

Lesser Poland

3.0 km

## Sigismund Bell on Wawel Hill The Sigismund Bell was hung in 1521 in the Sigismund Tower of Wawel Cathedral. It was cast in Kraków the year before and funded by King Sigismund I the Old. Hans Beham, a bell-founder from Nuremberg, gave it…