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Things to do in Gdańsk
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Sightlore has 37 places to explore in Gdańsk, and 37 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Gdańsk's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working…
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Kindertransport memorial in Gdańsk
Bronze sculpture by Frank Meisler, set up in 2009 in front of the main station, remembering the Kindertransport.
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Westerplatte
Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
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Wisłoujście Fortress
Wisłoujście Fortress is a historic fortress located in Gdańsk by the Martwa Wisła river, by an old estuary of the river Vistula, flowing into the Bay of Gdańsk.
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Museum of the Polish Post in Gdańsk
Museum about the Polish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig and its defence on 1 September 1939.
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St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk
St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church and co-cathedral located in central Gdańsk, Poland.
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European Solidarity Centre
The European Solidarity Centre is a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland, devoted to the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, and other opposition movements of Communist Eastern Europe.
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Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, on the Baltic coast of northern Poland.
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Holy Trinity Church
Gothic church built by the Franciscans in the 15th century, forming a complex with the former friary.
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Amber Museum in Gdańsk
Museum of the history of amber and amber craft; since 2021 in the Great Mill.
Discovery routes in Gdańsk
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Gdańsk: the Royal Route
From the National Museum through the High and Golden Gates along Long Lane and Long Market: the Great Armoury, Uphagen's House, the Town Hall, Artus Court, Neptune's Fountain, the Green Gate and the Motława quay.
Gdańsk: St Mary's and the Motława
From St Mary's Basilica, one of the largest brick churches in the world, to Mariacka Street, the medieval Crane and the water gates; the Maritime and Second World War museums, the Polish Post Office, and the churches of St Bridget and St Nicholas.
Gdańsk: the Old Town and Solidarity
From the Amber Museum in the Great Mill to the Old Town Hall, from the Kindertransport memorial to the monument to the fallen shipyard workers at the shipyard gate and the European Solidarity Centre.
Around Gdańsk: Westerplatte and Oliwa
By car: Wisłoujście Fortress at the old mouth of the Vistula, Westerplatte where the Second World War began and its monument; then Oliwa Cathedral, the Abbots' Palace and Oliwa Park.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Gdański Teatr Szekspirowski
The Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre is a Shakespearean theatre in Gdańsk, Poland. It is built on the site of a 17th-century theatre, known as the Fencing School, where English travelling players performed works of English Renaissance theatre.
High Gate in Gdańsk
The Highland Gate is a 16th-century city gate located in the city centre of Gdańsk. Completed in 1575 and repeatedly renovated, it is one of the city's most important landmarks. It is on the regional heritage list.
Great Armoury in Gdańsk
The Great Armoury is a 17th-century former arsenal beside the Targ Węglowy in Gdańsk, Poland, today housing the Academy of Fine Arts. It is on the regional heritage list.
Long Lane
Długa Street, known as the Long Lane, is one of the most notable tourist attractions in the city of Gdańsk, in northern Poland.
Long Market
The Long Market Square in Gdańsk, Poland, is one of the most notable tourist attractions of the city. It is situated between the end of Ulica Długa (the Long Lane), and the Green Gate (Brama Zielona), and forms part of the Royal Route.
Green Gate
The Green Gate in Gdańsk, Poland, is one of the city's most notable tourist attractions. It is situated between Long Market (Długi Targ) and the River Motława.
Długie Pobrzeże
Riverside street about 480 metres long along the Motława, starting at the Green Gate.
St. Mary's Street
Street in Gdańsk's Main Town running from St Mary's Basilica to the Motława.
Brama Mariacka
Water gate on the Motława at the end of St Mary's Street.
Świętojańska Gate
One of Gdańsk's water gates on the Motława, at the end of St John's Street.
Wisłoujście Fortress
Wisłoujście Fortress is a historic fortress located in Gdańsk by the Martwa Wisła river, by an old estuary of the river Vistula, flowing into the Bay of Gdańsk.
Westerplatte
Westerplatte is a peninsula in Gdańsk, Poland, located on the Baltic Sea coast mouth of the Dead Vistula (one of the Vistula delta estuaries), in the Gdańsk harbour channel.
Museums
National Museum in Gdańsk
The National Museum in Gdańsk, established in 1972 in Gdańsk (although the history goes back the third quarter of 19th century), is one of the main branches of Poland's national museum system.
Uphagen's House
The Uphagen House is a reconstructed 18th-century merchant house in Gdańsk, Poland, located at the Ulica Długa (Long Lane) within the Royal Route in the historic Main City.
National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk
The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is a maritime museum in Gdańsk, Poland, established on 1 January 1962. It is dedicated to gathering, researching and preserving artifacts and documents concerning ship transport, international trade, fishing and culture of people working…
Museum of World War II in Gdańsk
The Museum of the Second World War is a state cultural institution and museum established in 2008 in Gdańsk, Poland, which is devoted to the Second World War.
Museum of the Polish Post in Gdańsk
Museum about the Polish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig and its defence on 1 September 1939.
Amber Museum in Gdańsk
Museum of the history of amber and amber craft; since 2021 in the Great Mill.
European Solidarity Centre
The European Solidarity Centre is a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland, devoted to the history of Solidarity, the Polish trade union and civil resistance movement, and other opposition movements of Communist Eastern Europe.
Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)
The Abbots' Palace in Oliwa is a rococo palace in Oliwa, a quarter of Gdańsk.
Places of worship
Holy Trinity Church
Gothic church built by the Franciscans in the 15th century, forming a complex with the former friary.
St. Mary's Basilica in Gdańsk
St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church and co-cathedral located in central Gdańsk, Poland.
Royal Chapel in Gdańsk
The Royal Chapel, also known as the Holy Spirit Church and formally as the Holy Spirit, Andrew the Apostle, and John the Baptist Church, is a Baroque Roman Catholic church located in Śródmieście, Gdańsk.
Saint Bridget Church
Gothic church in Gdańsk's Old Town, closely linked with the Solidarity movement.
Saint Nicholas Church
Basilica of Saint Nicholas is a Brick Gothic church situated in the Old Town of Gdańsk, Poland. Constructed between the 14th and 15th centuries, the basilica currently serves the Dominican Order.
Oliwa Cathedral
Oliwa Cathedral, formally known as the Archcathedral Basilica of the Holy Trinity, is a Roman Catholic church in the district of Oliwa, in Gdańsk, Poland.
Monuments
Golden Gate
The Golden Gate is a historic Renaissance city gate in Gdańsk, Poland. It is located within the Royal Route, the most prominent part of the Old Town and is one of its most notable tourist attractions.
Gdańsk Main Town Hall
Main City Hall is a historic town hall located in Gdańsk, Poland, within the Main City borough of the Downtown district.
Artus Court
The Artus Court is a building in the centre of Gdańsk at Długi Targ 44, which used to be the meeting place of merchants and a centre of social life.
Neptune's Fountain
Neptune's Fountain is a historic fountain in Gdańsk, a Mannerist-Rococo masterpiece, and one of the most distinctive landmarks of the city.
Żuraw in Gdańsk
The Gdańsk Crane or the Crane Gate is a 15th-century crane located in central Gdańsk, Poland, on the Motława river.
Great Mill in Gdańsk
The Great Mill is a 14th-century watermill located in the Old Town of Gdańsk, powered by the Radunia Canal.
Gdańsk Old City Hall
The Old Town Hall is a 16th-century building in Gdańsk that housed the local government of the Old Town from 1595 to 1793 and then of Gdańsk as a whole from 1915 to 1945, among many other roles.
Kindertransport memorial in Gdańsk
Bronze sculpture by Frank Meisler, set up in 2009 in front of the main station, remembering the Kindertransport.
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970
The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers 1970 was unveiled on 16 December 1980 near the entrance to what was then the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, on the Baltic coast of northern Poland.
Westerplatte Monument
The Westerplatte Monument, also known as the Monument to the Defenders of the Coast is a war memorial located in Gdańsk, Poland, on the Westerplatte Peninsula in the Gdańsk harbour channel constructed between 1964–1966 to commemorate the Polish defenders of the Military…
Nature
Adam Mickiewicz Park in Gdańsk-Oliwa
Historic park of 11.3 hectares in Oliwa, next to the cathedral.
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