Top rated Historical landmarks in Krakow, Poland to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Krakow

Experience the best that Krakow has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 172 places from Historical landmark category.

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Kopiec Józefa Piłsudskiego

Scenic spot

Mound built in honor of statesman Józef Piłsudski with walking paths leading to views over the city.

4.90 (3.8K reviews) (~6.4 km from centre)

Old Town of Kraków

Historical landmark

👍👍 A must to see in Krakow, beautiful city centre, amazing collection of historic sights. Weather was not too great for April but wasn’t that bad for spending few hours there. Traditional polish food was delicious. Highly recommended

4.90 (1K reviews) (~0.25 km from centre)

Polish House "Ul"

Historical landmark

4.90 (49 reviews) (~78.71 km from centre)

Badylak's well

Historical landmark

👍👍 A place commemorating Walenty Badylak, a Home Army soldier who committed self-immolation in protest against the conspiracy of silence surrounding the Katyn massacre.

4.90 (33 reviews) (~0.05 km from centre)

Dom Pod Globusem

Historical landmark

👍👍 Dom pod Globusem, as the Chamber of Industry and Commerce was called, is located on the corner of Długa and Basztowa streets. Designed by two outstanding Krakow architects, the building is one of the most interesting objects of modernist architecture in Poland. This building was built according to t...

4.90 (32 reviews) (~0.54 km from centre)

Rynek Główny

Plaza

Large medieval town square, dating to the 13th century, surrounded by palaces & churches.

4.80 (158.5K reviews) (~0.01 km from centre)

Memorial and Museum Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Concentration camp memorial site

Solemn memorial & museum of Nazi concentration & extermination camp where 1.1 million died.

4.80 (14.6K reviews) (~54.55 km from centre)

Krakus Mound

Historical landmark

This large mound of unknown origin is a popular destination for scenic views of the city.

4.80 (9.4K reviews) (~3.07 km from centre)

Auschwitz II Historical Gate

Historical landmark

Railway terminus used in the Holocaust, now an information center & book shop on Auschwitz history.

4.80 (8.4K reviews) (~54.07 km from centre)

Szyb Daniłowicza

Historical landmark

👍 Fantastic experience, beautiful carvings, a must visit place in a trip to krakow. Reasonably priced entry, really informative guides who take you through the mines.

4.80 (8.3K reviews) (~12.22 km from centre)

Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau

Concentration camp memorial site

Former concentration camp with a memorial to those who died, plus guided educational tours.

4.80 (3.7K reviews) (~52.35 km from centre)

Auschwitz-Birkenau - "Judenrampe"

Historical landmark

Part of the rail track & platform used for prisoner transport in WWII, now with information panels.

4.80 (1.2K reviews) (~53.57 km from centre)

Goetz Palace

Historical landmark

👍👍 I recently experienced our first Polish wedding at this location. I'm lost for words at how beautiful the venue and grounds are. I'm from Scotland and I've been to many weddings, but none come close to how good this was. The Polish know how to throw a party! The food was amazing and the staff were v...

4.80 (767 reviews) (~48.66 km from centre)

The statue of Jan Matejko

Historical landmark

👍👍 Matejko was a Polish painter of patriotic history paintings. He is considered the most important historical painter in Poland. Among other things, he painted the monumental painting Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg).

4.80 (148 reviews) (~0.49 km from centre)

Jan Karski Monument

Historical landmark

👍👍 You can have a decent photo sitting next to the person who helped Jewish people

4.80 (76 reviews) (~1.27 km from centre)

Wawel Castle

Castle

👍👍 The first point to visit in Krakow. There isn't even anything to add here. It makes an amazing impression.

4.80 (71 reviews) (~0.83 km from centre)

Budynek dawnej Giełdy Zbożowej

Historical landmark

👍👍 Woow, a beautifully renovated building. It's great that it's not empty.

4.80 (49 reviews) (~93.9 km from centre)

Pierwsza na świecie uliczna lampa naftowa

Historical landmark

4.80 (47 reviews) (~98.64 km from centre)

Brama Szeklerska

Historical landmark

👍👍 Jedną z trzech bram tego typu w Polsce, Bramę ufundowało Stowarzyszenie Światowego Związku Węgrów, do którego należeli siedmiogrodzcy seklerzy. Brama jest pamiątką kanonizacji błogosławionej Kingi, która pochodziła z Węgier. Na bramie jest portret Św. Kingi i Św. Jadwigi, bogata ornamentyka, warto j...

4.80 (40 reviews) (~74.93 km from centre)

Monument of Jerzy Ziętek

Memorial

👍👍 The monument is located in the park near "Skrzydły" and Rondo. A man connected with the Silesia region who lived in such and not other times, however, deserved to be commemorated.

4.80 (39 reviews) (~68.69 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Krakow, Poland