Warsaw Things to Do

The Crypts of St. John's Cathedral are the burial place of Poland's first president Gabriel Narutowicz, assassinated in Zacheta Gallery, and Nobel prizewinner writer Henryk Sienkiewicz. But there are many others, sometimes unkn... more

Ulica Mokotowska is one of the few streets in the central district that appears today as it did before the Second World War. At that time, it was one of the most exclusive streets in the city (next to Ulica Ujazdowska) and line... more

This synagogue was founded by Zelman and Ryfka Nozyk in 1893 and it was built in a courtyard surrounded by other buildings. Today, few of these surrounding buildings survive and it is the only operating synagogue in Warsaw (it... more

This historical street is certainly worth a visit as it has some of the most beautiful buildings in the capital. Its name dates back to the 16th century when the first manor houses where built here by clergy and nobility. The m... more

The Hotel Warszawa has a special history. It was, before the war, the office of the Prudential Insurance Company. As such it was Warsaws first real skyscraper, complete with a steel internal structure. Built in 1931-33, it was,... more

You may easily overlook this minor landmark thinking it's just a kiosk which is strangely enough attached to the Church of the Holy Spirit in the New Town. Well, it's something more than just a kiosk: it's the littlest house in... more

This imposing Orthodox Church, crowned by four lesser and one greater onion dome. It stands in the Praga district on the right bank of the Vistula River on the corner of Targowa Street and Solidarnosci Avenue. Built by the Russ... more

The symbol of Warsaw - the Mermaid Monument, has recently been returned to its original location in the Old Town Square. After WWII the monument disappeared for several years and was eventually discovered in a scrap metal yard... more

The first monument was erected in this square on the order of King August II Mocny in 1731. It consisted of two gilded crosses standing on stone columns, designed as the starting point for a monumental stations of the cross com... more

The Umschlagplatz, or "tranfer point" was the place where more than 300,000 Jewish people awaited deportation to Nazi death camps. It was also the only point of trade or entry between Warsaw and walled off Jewish Ghetto. A monu... more