Top Things to do in Western Poland
Top Hotels in Western Poland
- 1. Radisson Blu Resort Swinoujscie
- 2. Hampton by Hilton Swinoujscie
- 3. Hilton Swinoujscie Resort And Spa
- 4. Shuum Boutique Wellness Hotel
- 5. Marine Hotel & Ultra Marine by Zdrojowa
- 6. Hotel Dana Business & Conference
- 7. Golden Tulip Miedzyzdroje Residence
- 8. Hamilton Conference Hotel Spa & Wellness
- 9. Arka Medical Spa
- 10. Royal Tulip Sand Kolobrzeg by Zdrojowa
What to do and see in Western Poland, Western Poland: The Best History Museums
Hugging the German border, Western Poland is made up of the West Pomeranian, Lubusz and Lower Silesian Voivodships (Provinces), the largest cities of which are Szczecin, Gorzow Wielkopolski and Wroclaw respectively. Both Szczecin and Wroclaw are beautiful medieval cities with many popular attractions. Drawno National Park, part of the massive Drawska Forest, lies at the convergence of West Pomerania, Lubusz and Greater Poland. Lubusz is also home to the bird-filled Ujscie Warty National Park.
Restaurants in Western Poland
1. Museum Im Rathaus
2. Muzeum Woldenberczykow
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
3. Zagroda Jamnenska
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Zagroda Jamnenska is the latest attraction of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. You can find here an exhibition, which presents life in former Jamno village. It features unique polychrome furniture, everyday objects, farm tools. Zagroda is not just the exhibition. It is also an active way of spending time during ethnographic workshops, film screenings about the history of Jamno and fairs.
4. Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoznica
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By Travelingjohn123 - Peterlee, United Kingdom
Well worth the 1 hour drive from Wroclaw if you are staying there for a few days. Don’t judge it or compare it to other camps as this is a big mistake - it is certainly no Auchwitz or Birkenau, but it is well capable of standing alone as a tourist attraction and a monument to awful events of the past in its own right. There are a selection of buildings, huts to see and also the quarry- enough to imagine the suffering that went on there during the war.
5. Stalag Luft III Prisoner Camp Museum
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4.5 based on 150 reviews
POW Camps Museum was built in 1971. It commemorates POW camps set up in Zagan (German Sagan) during WW2. One of them was infamous Stalag Luft 3 for allied airmen known from the mass breakout of 76 prisoners in 1944. The event was immortalized in the 1963 film “The Great Escape”.
Reviewed By FairCityFrasie - Perth, United Kingdom
Fired by the "re-enactment" by Attenborough, McQueen, Bronson, Garner, Coburn, Pleasance, McCallum, Jackson and, of course, wee Angus Lennie in the 1963 film "The Great Escape", we were fortunate to visit where it all really happened (the real escape in March 1944) at Stalag Luft III. I am merely backing-up the comments of colleague the CityDetective whose views I share. Informative and detailed guided tour by Marek set the scene and filled us in with things we did not already know or understand was followed by visits to the sites of Hut 104, Tunnel Harry, the Guard Tower, the site of "the Cooler" (where Stevie-boy pitched his baseball), the Camp Hospital, the old Zagan Railway Station, the Memorial to the 50, the Mass Grave of Stalag VIIIC and more besides (make sure you visit the statue of Captain Virgil Hilts' escape motorbike immortalised in the main square in Zagan). Fascinating historical site to witness. We had a lot of fun too, re-enacting the run from the end of Harry to the forest beyond, with aid of a pull-rope. Only disappointment was that the model tunnel built a few years ago at the museum, allowing you into and through the perspex-covered tunnel with its trolley and track, is permanently shut so the ultimate experienced is presently denied.
6. Slavian and Viking centre Vineta
7. Museum of Landowners in Dobrzyca (Muzeum Ziemianstwa w Dobrzycy)
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
8. Museum of Ancient Torture and Wine in Zielona Gora
9. National Museum in Szczecin - The Dialogue Centre Upheavals
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4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By CaseyBe - London, United Kingdom
This museum is a branch of the National Museum in Szczecin and is found underground in the centre of Szczecin near the Filharmonia building. Apparently the museum won World Building of the Year 2016 prize at World Architecture Festival 2016. The museum starts with the second world war in Szczecin and tells the story of the subsequent events - like the massive movement of populations after the war, the changes to the borders and the various upheavals and rebellions and developments (such as industrial development) since then. Most of the story is told through boards, videos, films or interactive screens, with some artefacts illustrating the decades. There are also a number of artistic creations, such as a cell and a very striking collage when you enter the exhibition gallery. The galleries are underground and have dim lighting - the better to see the movies and read the screens. There is a lot of English (and German) captioning - including English subtitles to some of the films and videos. If you are interested in post WWII history it is a must. The cafe is OK as well!
10. Muzeum Regionalne im. Andrzeja Kaubego w Wolinie
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
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