Family & Schools
Warsaw Zoo With Kids: Autumn Prices, Hours and How to Get There
Autumn-winter tickets 35 zł normal and 30 zł reduced, open daily 9:00-16:00 from November, and the easiest tram and train routes to the gates.
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Guides
Warsaw's Praga District Guide: Zoo, Museums and Markets
A practical guide to Praga, Warsaw's right-bank district: Zoo prices, the Praga Museum of Warsaw, Koneser, Ząbkowska street and Skaryszewski Park, October 2026.
City Life
Lublin Weekend Guide: Castle, Majdanek and Old Town (2026)
Lublin from Warsaw in 2 hours: the castle and 1418 chapel frescoes, free-entry Majdanek, the painted Old Town and skansen - with 2026 prices.
City Life
Toruń Weekend Guide: Gingerbread, Copernicus and Gothic Brick (2026)
Torun from Warsaw: 2h15 by train, gingerbread museum 33 zl, Copernicus House, Town Hall tower views and a UNESCO medieval core - with 2026 prices.
City Life
Best Day Trips From Kraków: Salt Mines, Tatras and Castles (2026)
Four essential day trips from Krakow - Wieliczka, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Zakopane and Ojcow - with 2026 prices, booking rules and train times.
City Life
Kazimierz Dolny Day Trip from Warsaw: The Complete Guide
The Renaissance square, castle ruin, root gorges and Vistula ferry: how to do Poland’s prettiest small town in one day, with 2026 prices and transport.
City Life
The Best Day Trips From Warsaw by Train: A Weekend Guide
Day trips from Warsaw by train: a spa town, a horse-drawn tram, Piłsudski's manor, Płock's cathedral hill and more, all on Koleje Mazowieckie.
City Life
The Best Parks in Warsaw: An Expat's Guide to the City's Green Side
Warsaw's best parks for newcomers: Łazienki's free royal gardens, renovated Pole Mokotowskie, right-bank Skaryszewski, Wilanów and 32 municipal parks.