Krakow was Poland’s royal capital, and its history sits literally beneath the Main Square. These museums tell the story layer by layer - medieval market stalls in the Rynek Underground, the royal Wawel hill, and the wartime drama of Schindler’s Factory and the Eagle Pharmacy.
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Rynek 16, 32-650 Kęty
Kłosiński Museum in Kęty near Kraków - regional history, archaeology and ethnography. Opening hours, tickets 8/4 PLN, free on Sundays.
Historyul. Kanonicza 19-21, 31-002 Kraków
Archdiocesan Museum Krakow on Kanonicza Street - sacred art and Karol Wojtyla's former home. Tickets 10/6 PLN, Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00.
Historyul. Zamkowa 1, 32-600 Oświęcim
Castle Museum in Oswiecim near Krakow - a Piast castle and tower, not the Auschwitz Memorial. Hours, tickets 12/8 PLN, free Tuesdays, …
ul. Zamkowa 8, 32-020 Wieliczka
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka near Krakow - salt-mining heritage. Saltworks Castle closed for renovation until the end of 2028 (the …
Rynek Główny 29, 31-010 Kraków
Executioner Museum Krakow on the Main Square - over 100 historic torture instruments in a 15th-century cellar. Open daily 10-19, tickets …
ul. Floriańska 8, 32-300 Olkusz
Firefighting Museum of the Olkusz Land near Krakow - vintage fire engines, helmets and horse-drawn pumps. Opening hours and how to get there …
ul. Stradomska 4, 31-058 Kraków
Mission history museum Krakow on Stradom - China mission relics and the story of the Vincentians. Opening hours, how to visit, near Wawel.
ul. Traugutta 11, 32-400 Myślenice
Independence Museum in Myślenice near Krakow: ethnographic collection and Polish independence history. Free admission, opening hours and how …
ul. Wawel 3, 31-001 Kraków
Wawel Cathedral Museum in Krakow - the cathedral treasury on Wawel Hill, distinct from the Royal Castle. Polish regalia, open Mon-Sat 9-17.
Historyal. Waszyngtona 1, 30-204 Kraków
Kosciuszko Museum Krakow at the Kosciuszko Mound - exhibition on Tadeusz Kosciuszko, open daily 9-19, one ticket 34/26 PLN covers mound and …
Historyul. Wspólna 11, 32-130 Koszyce
Koszyce Land Museum near Krakow - archaeology, history and ethnography in a former synagogue. How to get there from Krakow and what to …
ul. K. Bruchnalskiego 35, 32-040 Świątniki Górne
Museum of Locksmithing in Świątniki Górne near Kraków - padlocks, armour and reconstructed workshops of a Małopolska town of metalworkers.
ul. 1-go Maja 39, 33-230 Szczucin
Road Engineering Museum in Szczucin near Krakow - open-air collection of steam rollers and road machines. Free entry, opening hours, getting …
Historyul. Węgierska 1, 38-340 Biecz
Museum of the Biecz Land - Renaissance Kromerowka and a Gothic tower house in Biecz, southern Poland. Opening hours, tickets, free Fridays.
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ClosedSzczyrzyc 1, 34-623 Szczyrzyc
Museum of the Cistercian Abbey in Szczyrzyc near Kraków: monastic arms, coins and sacred art inside a working abbey in Małopolska.
ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków
Museum of the Krakow University of Economics - the university's history near Krakow main station. Free admission, visits by appointment.
ul. Zamkowa 13, 32-720 Nowy Wiśnicz
Wisnicz Land Museum in Nowy Wiśnicz near Kraków - regional history and art in a 1641 almshouse. Opening hours and how to get there from …
ul. Floriańska 10, 31-019 Kraków
Torture Museum in Krakow on Floriańska Street - reconstructed instruments of torture with English descriptions. Tickets 35/25 PLN, open …
Rodzinny Park Rozrywki „Rabkoland”, Rabka-Zdrój
Order of the Smile Museum in Rabka-Zdrój near Kraków, on the grounds of the Rabkoland family park - the story of the world's award given to …
Historyul. Floriańska 32, Kraków
Wax museum in Krakow on Floriańska Street in the Old Town - Poland's largest wax figures show. Opening hours and tickets 59/49 PLN.
Rynek 20, 32-300 Olkusz
PTTK Regional Museum in Olkusz near Krakow - regional history, ethnography, silver-lead mining and geology in the 16th-century Batorowka …
ul. Adama Mickiewicza 26, 32-050 Skawina
Skawina Regional Museum near Krakow - the town's regional and industrial history. Opening hours, how to get there by train, visiting tips.
Historyul. Senacka 3, 31-002 Kraków
Archaeological Museum Krakow: the Zbruch Idol and the prehistory of Małopolska. Hours Tue-Sat 9-17, Sun 11-16, tickets PLN 15/10, free on …
Historyul. Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-600 Oświęcim
Visiting the Auschwitz Museum from Krakow: how to book the free entry pass, guided tour or self-guided visit, opening hours by month, rules, …
plac Bohaterów Getta 18, 30-547 Kraków
Eagle Pharmacy in Krakow - museum of Tadeusz Pankiewicz's pharmacy in the Podgórze ghetto. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
Historyul. Dajwór 18, 31-052 Kraków
Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow's Kazimierz - Jewish Galicia told through photography. Open daily 10:00-18:00, tickets 35 PLN, how to get …
Historyul. Wita Stwosza 12, 31-511 Kraków
Home Army Museum Krakow - Poland's WWII underground state. Hours Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, tickets 25/15 PLN, free on Sundays.
HistoryRynek Główny 35, 31-011 Kraków
Krzysztofory Palace on the Main Square - main seat of the Museum of Krakow and its city-history exhibition. Hours, tickets 34 PLN, free on …
Historyul. Szeroka 24, 31-053 Kraków
The Old Synagogue in Krakow's Kazimierz - Poland's oldest surviving synagogue, now a museum. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
Historyul. Lipowa 4, 30-702 Kraków
Schindler's Factory in Krakow - the story of the city under occupation 1939-1945. Opening hours, tickets 60/45 PLN, free Mondays, book timed …
HistoryZamek Pieskowa Skała, 32-045 Sułoszowa
Pieskowa Skala Castle - Renaissance castle near Ojcow, a Wawel branch. Hours, tickets 45/35 PLN, routes and day-trip tips from Krakow.
HistoryRynek Główny 1, 31-042 Kraków
Rynek Underground Krakow - archaeological route beneath the Main Square. Opening hours, tickets 45/35 PLN, free Tuesdays, booking advice.
HistoryWawel 5, 31-001 Kraków
Wawel Royal Castle - State Rooms, Crown Treasury and Armoury. Ticket prices per route, free Mondays, opening hours and how to get there.