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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Historyul. Totus Tuus 30, 30-610 Kraków
John Paul II Museum in Krakow beside the St John Paul II Sanctuary in Łagiewniki - gifts from 104 pilgrimages, the Pope's belongings, a …
Historyul. Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków
Krakow University of Technology Museum - the university's story and a 1792 Kościuszko manuscript in a former barracks jail. Free, weekday …
HistoryFort 51 1/2 Swoszowice, ul. Sawiczewskich 46, 30-698 Kraków
Museum of Military Affairs Krakow: a private museum in Fort 51 1/2 Swoszowice with First World War militaria and a restored barrack room. …
ul. Fabryczna 13, 31-553 Kraków
Vodka museum in Krakow: distillery machinery and Polmos history in a 1930s factory on Fabryczna street. Adults only, or minors with a …
Historyul. Sasanek 2A, 31-985 Kraków
The Archaeological Museum in Krakow's Nowa Huta-Branice - the Archaeologists for Nowa Huta exhibition in a manor park. Mon-Fri 10-14, 7 PLN, …
Historyul. Basztowa 1, 30-547 Kraków
The Krakow Barbican - a Gothic fortress of 1498-1499 on the Royal Route, a Museum of Krakow branch. Open 10 May to 30 October, Tue-Sun, …
Historyul. Pijarska, 30-547 Kraków
Krakow's City Defence Walls - the medieval fortifications by St Florian's Gate, open 10 May to 30 October; one 22 PLN ticket also covers the …
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Closedpl. Mariacki 3, 31-042 Kraków
Hipolit House (Kamienica Hipolitów) in Krakow - a Museum of Krakow branch on plac Mariacki with bourgeois interiors. Temporarily closed; …
ul. Szpitalna 21, 31-024 Kraków
Intangible Heritage Interpretation Centre of Krakow in the House under the Cross - a Museum of Krakow branch on the city's living …
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Closedpl. Juliusza Kossaka 4, 31-106 Kraków
Kossakówka - the Kossak family house on plac Juliusza Kossaka in Krakow, a Museum of Krakow branch. Restored; the permanent exhibition opens …
Bulwar Rodła, 250 m past Dębnicki Bridge, Kraków
Museum Harbour, Krakow - open-air riverside branch of the Museum of Krakow with the Szwajcarka barge. Free entry, seasonal May-October.
ul. Forteczna 28, 30-437 Kraków
Museum of the Scouting Movement in Krakow's Fort Jugowice - a Museum of Krakow branch on Polish scouting. Opening hours, tickets 20 PLN, …
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Closedos. Centrum E 1, 31-934 Kraków (office: os. Szkolne 22, 31-977 Kraków)
Nowa Huta Museum, a Museum of Krakow branch in the former Światowid cinema, closed for renovation planned through 2028; activities continue …
os. Szkolne 22, 31-978 Kraków
Nowa Huta Underground at os. Szkolne 22 - a 1950s air-raid shelter with a Cold War exhibition. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
os. Szkolne 37, 31-978 Kraków
Nowa Huta Underground, os. Szkolne 37 - a 1950s air-raid shelter beneath a school. Tickets 22 PLN, free entry on Wednesdays.
ul. Bolesława Limanowskiego 51, 30-551 Kraków
Podgórze Museum in Krakow - a Museum of Krakow branch in a former inn, on the story of the right-bank city. Tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
Rynek Główny (St Adalbert's Church), Kraków
The crypt of St Adalbert's Church on Krakow's Main Market Square - an Archaeological Museum exhibition. May-October, Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, 10 …
ul. Księcia Józefa 337, 30-243 Kraków
Thesaurus Cracoviensis in Krakow - the Museum of Krakow's visitable collection store in Bielany. Saturday guided tours only, tickets 28 PLN.
HistoryRynek Główny 1, 31-001 Kraków
The Town Hall Tower on Krakow's Main Square - a climbable Gothic tower run by the Museum of Krakow. Opening hours, tickets 22 PLN, free …
ul. Pomorska 2, 30-039 Kraków
Pomorska Street - the former Gestapo headquarters in Krakow, a memorial branch of the Museum of Krakow with preserved cells. Tickets 22 PLN, …
Historyul. Włodzimierza Tetmajera 28, 31-352 Kraków
Rydlówka in Krakow's Bronowice - the manor house of Wyspiański's 'The Wedding', now a Young Poland museum. Tickets 22 PLN, free entry on …
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.
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. 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. 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 9:00-18:30, one ticket 34/26 PLN covers …
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. Floriańska 10, 31-019 Kraków
Torture Museum in Krakow on Floriańska Street - reconstructed torture instruments with descriptions and films. Tickets 35/25 PLN, open daily …
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.
Historyul. Senacka 3, 31-002 Kraków
Archaeological Museum Krakow: during the rebuild only the prehistory of Małopolska is open. Tue-Sat 9-17, Sun 11-16, tickets PLN 15/10, free …
Historyplac 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 …
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.
Historyul. Zamkowa 8, 32-020 Wieliczka
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka - the Museum Route on level III of the salt mine, in the Tourist Route ticket. Saltworks Castle closed …
Historyul. 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.
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.
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.
Historyul. Traugutta 11, 32-400 Myślenice
Independence Museum in Myślenice near Krakow: ethnographic collection and Polish independence history. Free admission, opening hours and how …
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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.
HistoryRynek 20, 32-300 Olkusz
PTTK Regional Museum in Olkusz near Krakow - regional history, ethnography, silver-lead mining and geology in the 16th-century Batorówka …
ul. Floriańska 8, 32-300 Olkusz
Firefighting Museum of the Olkusz Land - historic fire engines, helmets and horse-drawn pumps in Olkusz. Hours, getting there from Kraków, …
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 …
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 …
Rodzinny Park Rozrywki „Rabkoland”, Rabka-Zdrój
The Order of the Smile Museum has left Rabka-Zdrój: the collection of the award children give to adults has been on show in Głuchołazy since …
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, …
Historyul. Więźniów Oświęcimia 20, 32-600 Oświęcim
Visiting the Auschwitz Museum from Krakow: booking the free entry pass, guided or self-guided visits, opening hours by month, rules and …
HistoryRynek 16, 32-650 Kęty
Kłosiński Museum in Kęty near Kraków - regional history, archaeology and ethnography. Opening hours, tickets 8/4 PLN, free on Sundays.