The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, with wreaths laid at its foot

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Muranów & Wola: Our Favourites

POLIN, the Ghetto Heroes Monument and Umschlagplatz, the Warsaw Rising Museum and three Bib Gourmands.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Muranów and Wola: the back story

    Muranów & Wola·In depth

    The former ghetto area and the west of the centre: POLIN and the memorials, the Warsaw Rising Museum, Hala Mirowska and three Bib Gourmands.

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What to see and do

  1. Since the 18th century

    Powązki Cemetery

    Wola·Historic cemetery

    Warsaw’s historic Catholic cemetery, with its avenues of tombs and monuments.

    Powązkowska 14, WarsawExplore View on map

  2. A thousand years

    POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

    Muranów·Museum

    The museum of a thousand years of Polish Jewish history, on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto, facing the Ghetto Heroes Monument.

    Anielewicza 6, WarsawExplore View on map

  3. Before POLIN

    Monument to the Ghetto Heroes

    Muranów·Memorial

    The monument to the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, in the square in front of POLIN.

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  4. Stawki Street

    Umschlagplatz

    Muranów·Memorial

    The memorial at the place from which, from 22 July 1942, Jews were deported from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp.

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  5. Tłomackie 3/5

    Jewish Historical Institute

    Muranów·Institute and museum

    The institute and museum in the building of the pre-war Main Judaic Library, beside the site of the Great Synagogue.

    Tłomackie 3/5, WarsawExplore View on map

  6. Okopowa 49/51

    Jewish Cemetery, Okopowa Street

    Wola·Historic cemetery

    The historic Jewish cemetery on Okopowa, with its carved matzevot.

    Okopowa 49/51, WarsawExplore View on map

  7. Dzielna 24/26

    Pawiak Prison Museum

    Muranów·Museum

    The museum on the site of Pawiak, the wartime prison, in the former ghetto area.

    Dzielna 24/26, WarsawExplore View on map

  8. The 1944 Rising

    Warsaw Rising Museum

    Wola·Museum

    The museum of the 1944 Warsaw Rising, in a former tram power station in Wola.

    Grzybowska 79, WarsawExplore View on map

  9. Park

    Krasiński Garden

    Old Town·Park

    A palace garden with a pond and an 18th-century gate near the Old Town.

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Where to eat

  1. Bib Gourmand

    WANDAL

    Muranów & Wola·Restaurant

    Contemporary cooking on Pańska, in Wola. Bib Gourmand, 2026.

    ul. Pańska 97, 00-834 WarsawExplore View on map

  2. Bib Gourmand

    WIN wine bar & shop

    Muranów & Wola·Restaurant

    A wine bar and shop with modern cooking, on aleja Solidarności. Bib Gourmand, 2026.

    Aleja Solidarności 153, 00-877 WarsawExplore View on map

  3. Bib Gourmand

    WYRAJ

    Muranów & Wola·Restaurant

    Traditional Polish cooking on Krochmalna, in Wola. Bib Gourmand, 2026.

    ul. Krochmalna 59 / U2, 00-864 WarsawExplore View on map

Shopping

  1. pl. Mirowski 1

    Hala Mirowska

    Muranów & Wola·Market hall

    The historic market halls on Plac Mirowski.

    pl. Mirowski 1, WarsawExplore View on map

  2. At the Norblin factory

    BioBazar

    Muranów & Wola·Organic market

    The organic market at Żelazna 51/53.

    Żelazna 51/53, WarsawExplore View on map

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