Hidden gems of Warsaw
Get off the beaten track and discover Warsaw’s hidden treasures. Among them is the narrowest house in the world, a bell that grants wishes and a mammoth bone in a church. Check what other unusual attractions await you in the capital.
Walk the stone steps
Discover the treasures of the University Campus
See the socialist-realist sculptures around the Palace of Culture and Science
Arrange to meet under the palm at the de Gaulle Roundabout
Count the Warsaw Mermaids
Meet the last Warsaw lamplighter
Find the mammoth bone in the church
See historical photos of Warsaw in 3D
Discover century-old backyard shrines
Walk around the bell that makes your dreams come true
Attach a padlock on Gnojna Góra
Visit charming Mariensztat
Doll’s House
At 70 Hoża street you will come across a small tenement house with tall chimney. Its unusual appearance means that locals call it the doll’s house. A hundred years ago, the building housed a chemical dye factory. With the expansion of the city, the house became surrounded by high tenements blocking access to light. To heat the tiny building, it was decided to add a tall chimney to it, giving it its current, original look.
Discover the atmosphere of Warsaw’s cemeteries
See the last wooden houses in the city
See a jewel of industrial architecture
Find out how Finnish houses came to Warsaw
Visit the narrowest house in the world
In a narrow gap between the tenement houses on the corner of Żelazna and Chłodna Streets is the narrowest building in the world. The house, owned by Edgar Keret, a writer from Israel, has everything you need to live and work: a bed, desk, light, shower, toilet and even an oven. You can visit Keret’s House when it is open on selected weekends of the year.