Collegium Maius (Jagiellonian University)
Jagiellońska 15, Kraków
Collegium Maius is the oldest university building in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe, built in the 15th century for the Jagiellonian University — which itself was founded in 1364, making it the second-oldest university in Central Europe after Prague.
Galicia Jewish Museum
Dajwór 18, Kraków
The Galicia Jewish Museum does something most Holocaust museums don't — it looks forward as well as back.
National Museum (Main Building)
3 Maja 1, Kraków
The National Museum's main building is a 1930s modernist block that holds the most comprehensive collection of Polish art in the country — and, somewhat improbably, Leonardo da Vinci's 'Lady with an Ermine,' one of only four surviving Leonardo portraits and arguably the most valuable painting in Poland.
Old Synagogue (Stara Synagoga)
Szeroka 24, Kraków
The Old Synagogue on Szeroka Street is the oldest surviving synagogue in Poland — a fortress-like building dating to the 15th century that was the spiritual and administrative centre of Kraków's Jewish community for 500 years.
Rynek Underground Museum
Rynek Główny 1, Kraków
Four metres beneath the Main Market Square lies a medieval city that was accidentally rediscovered in 2005 during renovation work.
Schindler's Factory Museum
Lipowa 4, Kraków
Oskar Schindler's enamelware factory is now one of the most powerful museums in Europe — not because of Schindler himself, but because of the way it tells the story of Kraków under Nazi occupation through the details of ordinary life.
Wawel Royal Castle
Wawel 5, Kraków
Wawel Castle sits on a limestone hill above the Vistula River and has been the seat of Polish power since the 11th century.
Explore museum in Kraków
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.