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Hidden Gems of Warsaw

Beyond the Old Town, Warsaw reveals specialized museums and somber historical landmarks. This selection includes the Keret House, the world’s narrowest residence, and the Wilanów Poster Museum, the first institution dedicated to the medium. Poignant history is preserved at the Nożyk Synagogue, the only pre-war synagogue to survive, and the Umschlagplatz Monument. Art lovers can explore the classicist Królikarnia palace and Ujazdów Castle’s contemporary galleries, while the Museum of Caricature offers a unique look at Polish satire and graphic art.

Hidden Gems of Warsaw — Kaart

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Fragment of the Ghetto Wall

The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of the Nazi ghettos during World War II and the Holocaust.

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Ujazdów Castle

Ujazdów Castle is a castle in the historic Ujazdów district, between Ujazdów Park and the Royal Baths Park, in Warsaw, Poland.

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Eryk Lipiński Museum of Caricature

Museum of Caricature is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. The museum was founded by Eryk Lipiński in 1978, and he was the director of the museum…

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Nożyk Synagogue

The Nożyk Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6 Twarda Street, in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, in…

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Keret House

Keret House is a structure and art installation in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by the architect Jakub Szczęsny through the architecture…

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Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom

Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It is a branch of the Museum of Independence.

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Jewish Historical Institute

The Jewish Historical Institute, also known as the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, is a public cultural and research…

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Wilanów Poster Museum

The Poster Museum at Wilanów is the world's oldest poster museum. Founded in 1968, the museum is housed at the Wilanów Palace complex in…

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Królikarnia

Królikarnia is a historic classicist palace in Warsaw, Poland; and a neighborhood in the Mokotów district of Warsaw.

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Pawiak

Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.

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Umschlagplatz Monument

The Umschlagplatz Monument is a monument located in Warsaw at Stawki Street, in the former loading yard, where from 1942 to 1943 Germans…