The most interesting underground museum routes. Małopolska and Podkarpacie

A museum underground? Is that a good idea? Of course! Underground museum routes offer an intriguing blend of adventure and history of the cities they lie beneath. Plus, it's a great idea for a walk in any weather: heat, rain or frost. Here are the most interesting undergrounds in Małopolska and Podkarpacie.

Market Square Underground - a journey back to medieval Krakow

The underground route beneath the Main Market Square in Krakow is one of the oldest attractions of this type in Poland. Opened in 2010, the underground museum was created as a result of several years of archaeological work. In the underground halls and corridors, we can find a modern, multimedia exhibitionFollowing the European identity of Krakow.

Underground Market - a branch of the Krakow Museum

The tourist trail through the undergrounds of the Main Market Square (a branch of the Krakow Museum) presents medieval Krakow using 21st-century means of communication. ...

Undergrounds and shelters of Nowa Huta

While everyone has heard of the Market Square underground, the underground shelters in Nowa Huta are a rarely visited attraction. The adventure with the "underground city", which includes, among others, a shelter under the combine, shelter under the Żeromski hospital and shelter under the school is best started at the Nowa Huta Museum (where we will also learn about the possibility and dates of visiting individual shelters).

Muzeum Nowej Huty

Muzeum Nowej Huty mieści się w dawnym kinie “Światowid”. Prezentowane są tu wystawy czasowe dotyczące dziejów Nowej Huty ...

Rzeszów Cellars: Underground Tourist Route in Rzeszów

The undergrounds in Rzeszów, Jarosław and Przemyśl, as well as in the neighbouring Sandomierz, had a completely different origin. These routes are actually labyrinths of interconnected former multi-level merchant cellars!

In the cellars under the Rzeszów Market, a multimedia journey awaits us for several years: from the earliest history of the city, to topics and contexts important for today's residents and guests of the Podkarpacie capital.

Rzeszowskie Piwnice: Underground Tourist Route

The underground tourist route under the Rzeszów Market Square is a multimedia and interactive journey through the history of the city and the region. ...

Jarosław: two underground routes!

Did you know that the oldest underground tourist passage was created in Jarosław? In the mid-20th century, the collapsing network of multi-storey cellars under the Jarosław market threatened a disaster and the destruction of the old town. Fortunately, scientists and miners managed to save them.

Thanks to their many years of work, two museum underground routes await us today in the quiet Podkarpackie town: one more raw and realistic, the other - modern and interactive.

Underground Tourist Route in Jarosław

The Professor Feliks Zalewski Underground Tourist Route in Jarosław is one of the oldest underground tourist routes in Poland. A guided tour will reveal many interesting facts about the city's history. ...

Underground Tourist Passage - Jarosław

The Underground Tourist Passage in Jarosław is one of the city's biggest attractions. In rooms located in deep cellars under three tenement houses, a diverse exhibition has been arranged, where you can learn about the most important facts and interesting stories from the city's history. ...

Przemyśl - Underground Tourist Route

The third Podkarpackie city inviting you to visit its underground is Przemyśl. The multimedia and interactive exhibition brings closer the image of the city and the daily life of the 16th-17th century inhabitants

Przemysl Underground - Underground Tourist Route in Przemysl

The Underground Tourist Route in Przemysl is a combined tourist trail of old city cellars and sewers. After its renovation in 2023, the multimedia and interactive exhibition has become one of the most interesting tourist attractions in the city. ...

Ps.1. The legendary undergrounds in Sandomierz

Although no longer in Małopolska or Podkarpacie, but right on the border of the provinces (about 90 km from Rzeszów, 160 km from Krakow), there is the picturesque Sandomierz. Once you've walked around the Market Square and got to know all the "above ground" attractions and interesting places in Sandomierz, be sure to also go to the Sandomierz undergrounds!

Undergrounds in Sandomierz: Underground Tourist Route

The Undergrounds in Sandomierz and the Underground Tourist Route are one of the biggest attractions of this picturesque town by the Vistula River. Is it worth visiting and what will we see during the tour? ...

Ps. 2. Routes in the Małopolska mines: Wieliczka and Bochnia

If you like underground adventures, also remember about the tourist routes in the most famous Polish salt mines: Wieliczka and Bochnia.

Both mines offer various thematic sightseeing routes, including family, historical, natural and multimedia. If you haven't been here since school trips, it's worth checking out how much has changed!

Wieliczka Salt Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine quickly became not only a place of salt extraction but also a tourist attraction. The first tourists appeared here in the Middle Ages! Did you know that the Wieliczka Salt Mine has been listed as one of the first 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites? ...

Bochnia Salt Mine

Bochnia Salt Mine is the oldest and deepest salt mine in Poland. Depending on the age of young tourists, you can choose suitable tour routes: multimedia, nature, or family tours. ...

Underground routes in Małopolska and Podkarpacie - map

You can see the location of the described routes on the map in the article header.

PS. If you have visited an interesting underground route (not necessarily only in Małopolska and Podkarpacie!) be sure to write to the address: konkurs.trasadlabobasa@gmail.com

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Author: Marfusza
Publish Date: 2023-12-09
Last Updated: 2023-12-09