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Archdiocese Museum

Perhaps the sweetest docents in the world guide tours (in Polish) through a fine and surprisingly large collection of Silesian Gothic-era sacral art. Read_on (No Comments)

Chorzów Museum

This humble little musuem never seems to be at full strength exhibition wise and is quite often inexplicably closed. Set in a Read_on (No Comments)

Katowice Historical Museum

This outstanding museum showcasing some of the more interesting aspects of the life and times of the city and its people is divided into three main sections. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Mining

Before stepping foot inside any mine, a visit to the Museum of Mining serves as an essential and fascinating primer. Presented in chronological order are numerous displays documenting the development of industry in the city. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Sanitary Technology

Having a dull day exploring dusty museums? Then how about visiting a sewage plant. A trip to the Museum of Sanitary Technology Read_on (No Comments)

Piast's Castle

Dating back to the 14th century, Piast's Castle is thought to have been erected in concert with Gliwice's city wall and other fortifications. Read_on (No Comments)

Queen Luiza Coal Mine Museum

The Królowa Luiza mine first opened for business in 1791 a year after Salomon Izaak first discovered coal below the ground. Read_on (No Comments)

Radio Station Gliwice

Head Gliwice way, namely to ul. Tarnogórska 129, to take a look at the 110.7 metre radio tower, which actually rates as the Read_on (No Comments)

Silesian Museum

Housed inside a glorious neo-Renaissance former hotel and having its roots in the 1920s, this three-floor diversion offers glimpses into the region's archaeology, ethnography and history by way of a number of temporary and permanent exhibitions. Read_on (No Comments)

Willa Caro

Constructed between 1882 and 1885 at the behest of local industrialist Oscar Caro, this renaissance style villa has been operating as a museum since 1934 when it came under the stewardship of the Silesian Museum of Gliwice. Read_on (No Comments)