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Ariel
Though there are very few Jews left in Krakow, the Jewish restaurants in this town are thriving. Tourists flock to this home-like favorite, in the heart of the Kazimierz (the old…
Aqua e Vino
A suitable candidate for best Italian in town, the creative, contemporary “Water and Wine” specializes in dishes from the Veneto region. This chic eatery also offers quality Italian…
Ancora
Original cuisine is what this destination restaurant delivers, thanks to the deft hand of chief chef Adam Chrzątowski. This former philosophy graduate learned his trade in the top…
Cloth Hall
In the Middle Ages, town squares such as the Rynek Gówny were built to support commerce. Kraków's Cloth Hall, which occupies a valuable chunk of real estate in the middle of the…
Franciscan Church
Another must-visit for fans of the late Pope John Paul II, who used to greet the faithful from the window across the street from this church when he was bishop of Kraków. On news of…
Town Hall Tower
Kraków's forlorn-looking Town Hall Tower, part of the much larger Town Hall (Ratusz) that was pulled down by the Austrians in 1820, houses a branch of the tourist information office,…
High Synagogue
An only partially restored synagogue dating from the late 1500s, the name refers to the prayer hall, which was traditionally situated on the second floor above street level. Even if…
Rynek Underground
During the Middle Ages, Krakow was one of the most important trading stops along the caravan routes that supplied Europe. Pretty much everything and anything that was sold on the…
City Engineering Museum
Beat a path through deepest Kazimierz to reach this rare interactive museum, spread out around an old tram depot--your efforts will be rewarded, especially if you're traveling with…
Pharmacy Museum
Often overlooked despite its central location, the quirky, surprising Pharmacy Museum fills five floors of a splendid 15th-century building, each done out to look like an apothecary…
Czartoryski Museum
Founder of Poland’s first-ever museum, Princess Izabela Czartoryska was an art collector of the late 1700s and early 1800s. Becoming a princess by dint of her marriage to Prince Adam…
Galicia Jewish Museum
Aiming to broaden people’s attention from the empty synagogues of Kazimierz and the death factory of Auschwitz, British photojournalist Chris Schwarz and writer-historian Jonathan…
Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art
Set in four rooms on the upper floor of the Sukiennice, the collection covers a pivotal century of Polish art, with a mixture of portraits, landscapes, and scenes from Polish history.…
Palace of Fine Arts
This building, the first example of Art Nouveau in Krakow, was created in Secessionist style in 1901 and today belongs to the Friends of the Fine Arts organization. Busts of…
Museum of the Armed Act
Around the corner from the Nowa Huta History Museum stands one of Stalin’s IS-2 tanks, one that saw action in World War II. Behind it is an exhibition detailing heroic action taken by…
Nowa Huta History Museum
Up focal Aleja Róż from Plac Centralny, this information office and museum all–in–one is a useful stop on any tour of Nowa Huta. Staff seem delighted by the arrival of any foreign…
Pharmacy Under the Eagle
Converted to a museum in 1983, Tadeusz Pankiewicz’s original pharmacy was a meeting place for Jews during the Nazi occupation. Film, photographs and documentation record the Ghetto…
Ethnographic Museum
Set in Kazimierz Town Hall, a striking building dating back to the 1500s, the Ethnographic Museum is imaginative, thorough and surprisingly entertaining. Starting through the main…
Cathedral Museum
Turn immediately right as you come out of the Cathedral and you arrive at a modest building and a small, square front garden. This is the Cathedral Museum, opened by Archbishop Karl…
Museum of Insurance
The only one of its kind in the world—which shouldn't be a surprise—the Museum of Insurance was founded in 1987 on the 175th anniversary of Polish insurance companies. Covering 200…
Collegium Maius
Accessed by tour only— there are daily tours in Engish (see the website for times)—the University Museum contains remarkable treasures whose significance will be entertainingly…
Hipolit House
This grand town house was home to the Hippolits family at the turn of the 17th century. The house, somewhat older, has been converted into a museum to illustrate the lives and…
Polish Aviation Museum
Set quite a way out of town toward Nowa Huta, this topnotch attraction makes great use of its Rakowice airfield site. Soviet fighter jets line up outside; displays within include one…
Home Army Museum
Surrounded by abandoned buildings, Krakow’s military museum contains enough displays to stir the imagination of most all youngsters, even those with only a passing interest in history.…
Młoda Polska Rydlówka
Those interested in learning about Modernist Krakow, and willing to head out of the city center to do so, should head for Rydlówka. Here at Ulica Tetmajera 28, northwest of the town…