Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
169 places
Wiślica
In Wiślica, right next to the collegiate church, beneath the pavilion of the Archaeological Museum – a branch of the National Museum in Kielce – survive the relics of the Romanesque church of St Nicholas and a stone basin 4.5 metres across…
Trzęsacz
In the centre of Trzęsacz, on the promenade leading to the ruins of the Gothic church on the cliff, stands a modest-looking building housing the **Multimedia Museum in Trzęsacz**. After the refurbishment completed **in 2014**, it is the mo…
Częstochowa
The Museum of the 600th Anniversary of Jasna Góra has operated since **1982** in the monastery buildings of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa, marking **600 years** of the Pauline presence on the hill — the order was brought here on **22 June 1382…
Olkusz
The Museum of African Art in Olkusz holds one of the more interesting Polish collections of the art and culture of the African continent, gathered in the town centre on Szpitalna street. It began with a 1971 donation by the Olkusz physicia…
Rudno
The private Agate Museum in Rudno opened in **July 2020** on the **Spalisko** hill, about **400 m above sea level**, right next to the ruins of Tenczyn castle. The location was dictated by geology: the hill is built of Permian volcanic roc…
Kraków
The Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła in Kraków occupies two townhouses at **19–21 Kanonicza street**, at the foot of Wawel: the House of St Stanisław and the Dean's House. It presents sacred art from the **13th to the 19th cen…
Ruda Sułowska
The Christmas Bauble Museum in Milicz occupies part of the **Creative Multifunctional Facility (KOM)**, built on the site of a former bauble factory. It is one of few institutions in Poland devoted entirely to glass decorations — the colle…
Żyrowa
The Museum of the Silesian Uprisings on Góra Świętej Anny was established for the **40th anniversary of the Third Silesian Uprising**, on the site of some of the fiercest fighting of **1921**. Since **1980** it has been housed in the **Pol…
gmina Mikołajki
In the heart of the Piska Forest, on Lake Nidzkie, stands the wooden **Pranie forester's lodge** built in **1880** — the house where Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński wrote some of his more important poems. Today it houses a museum dedicated t…
Czchów
In the northern frontage of the Tarnów market square, in two Renaissance townhouses from the **16th century** at numbers **20 and 21**, operates the Museum of Tarnów and Region History — a branch of the Muzeum Ziemi Tarnowskiej, establishe…
Supraśl
On the grounds of the five-hundred-year-old monastery in Supraśl, in the former **Palace of the Archimandrite**, operates the Museum of Icons — a branch of the Podlaskie Museum in Białystok with one of the largest icon collections in Polan…
Istebna
In Andziołówka, a hamlet of Istebna spread on the slopes of the Silesian Beskids, in the artist's former workshop operates the Jan Wałach Museum — dedicated to the graphic artist, painter and sculptor, a master of woodcut, who spent almost…
Katowice
In the historic district of Nikiszowiec, built in **1908–1919** for the miners of the "Giesche" colliery to a design by the Berlin architects **Emil and Georg Zillmann**, at **4 Rymarska Street** operates the Museum in Nikiszowiec — the Ur…
Kraków
A few steps from Wawel, at **17 Kanonicza Street**, stands the **Palace of Bishop Erazm Ciołek** — a residence built at the beginning of the 16th century, combining a Gothic structure with Renaissance styling. Since **2007** it has housed…
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Poznań
The main Gallery of Painting and Sculpture of the National Museum in Poznań is located at 9 Marcinkowskiego Avenue, in an eclectic building completed in 1904 and a newer wing. It is a place to see a broad sweep of art from the Middle Ages…
Wrocław
The National Museum in Wrocław at 5 Powstańców Warszawy Square has a particularly strong Lower Silesian identity. The institution’s collections contain more than 200,000 objects, while the main building is especially important for its medi…
Ojców
At the foot of the castle hill in Ojców, in the historic building of the former **Hotel Pod Łokietkiem**, operates the **Museum of Ojców National Park named after Władysław Szafer** — the educational and museum centre of the smallest natio…
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Wałbrzych
The Porcelain Museum in Wałbrzych provides one of the clearest explanations of why ceramics became such an important part of the city’s industrial identity. The institution was founded in 1908 and has been housed since 1926 in the Albertic…
Witów
Opposite the church of Chochołów stands the **chalet of Jan Bafia** — one of the oldest and wealthiest houses in the village, and since **1978** the seat of the **Museum of the Chochołów Uprising**, a branch of the Tatra Museum in Zakopane…
Olkusz
At **8 Floriańska Street** in Olkusz, in the seat of the Tourist Information Point a few steps from the market square, operates the **Stefan Ząbczyński Firefighting Museum of the Olkusz Region** — a small institution with a unique set of f…
Goczałkowice-Zdrój
In an 18th-century town house at **26 Piastowska Street**, about 200 metres from the Pszczyna market square, operates the **Wojciech Korfanty Silesian Press Museum** — the only institution in Poland where visitors can print a sheet themsel…
Toszek
At **2 Edyty Stein Street**, almost on the market square of Lubliniec, stands the town house that held the home of **Edith Stein's** grandparents — the Courant family. Since **28 February 2009** it has housed the **Edith Stein Pro Memoria…
Tykocin
On the Narew river, on the edge of the **Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley**, in the former **Lutosławski manor**, operates the **Nature Museum in Drozdowo** — an institution combining the nature of north-eastern Poland with memorab…
Olkusz
On the corner of the Olkusz market square, in a 16th-century town house called **Batorówka** — where, according to tradition, **King Stephen Báthory** once stayed — operates the **Antoni Minkiewicz PTTK Regional Museum**, the oldest museum…