Guide · editor’s ranking

35 best — museums in Pomerania

Tried-and-tested museums across the region — selection and ranking by the Atrakcje Pomorskie team.

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    Europejskie Centrum Solidarności
    Europejskie Centrum Solidarności
    4.9(14,200)MuseumsGdańsk

    The Solidarity museum in a rust-clad block by Gate No. 2.

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    Muzeum II Wojny Światowej
    Muzeum II Wojny Światowej
    4.8(9,870)MuseumsGdańsk

    A leaning tower, 14 m underground — one of Europe's largest exhibitions.

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    Muzeum Emigracji
    Muzeum Emigracji
    4.7(5,210)MuseumsGdynia

    A former passenger terminal — now a museum of 200 years of Polish emigration.

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    Muzeum Bursztynu
    Muzeum Bursztynu
    4.7(4,180)MuseumsGdańsk

    Baltic gold in the 14th-c. Great Mill on the Radunia.

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    Muzeum Bursztynu
    Muzeum Bursztynu
    4.6MuseumsŁeba

    Where does amber come from? What did the world look like when the famous Baltic gold was forming? Why did amber deposits travel? You'll find the answers to these and other questions at the Amber Museum in Łeba.

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    Muzeum NASZE MŁYNARSTWO
    Muzeum NASZE MŁYNARSTWO
    4.6MuseumsSłupsk

    A magical return to your roots and a taste of tradition — if you want to feel how life has pulsed for dozens of generations, visit the Our Milling Museum: a historic mill that has ground stories...

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    Centrum Nauki Experyment Gdynia
    Centrum Nauki Experyment Gdynia
    4.6MuseumsGdynia

    The EXPERYMENT Science Centre in Gdynia is an interactive exhibition whose core idea is learning through play. A wonderful, lively place that unleashes creativity, sparks curiosity about the world and above all...

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    Dwór Wybickich Sikorzyno muzeum herbaciarnia labirynt
    Dwór Wybickich Sikorzyno muzeum herbaciarnia labirynt
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    A special place for true connoisseurs of atmosphere, history and good tea. The manor's 250-year history is especially tied to the Wybicki family and the famous figure of General Józef Wybicki...

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    Gdyńskie Muzeum Motoryzacji
    Gdyńskie Muzeum Motoryzacji
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    The Gdynia Motoring Museum is a collection born of its owner's passion and dedication, numbering around 120 vintage motorcycles and cars. The oldest exhibit is over 100 years old, yet it still...

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    Hevelianum Gdańsk
    Hevelianum Gdańsk
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    Hevelianum is a real treat for fans of militaria, scientific experiments and beautiful views! The offering of the Gdańsk forts, enhanced with engaging multimedia, is sure to satisfy...

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    Kościół św. Katarzyny i Muzeum Nauki Gdańskiej
    Kościół św. Katarzyny i Muzeum Nauki Gdańskiej
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    St Catherine's Church is the oldest church in Gdańsk. It was built in 1227 — almost 790 years ago. It is famous for a unique set of tuned bells called a carillon (there are three in Gdańsk)...

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    Muzeum Archeologii Podwodnej i Rybołówstwa Bałtyckiego w Łebie
    Muzeum Archeologii Podwodnej i Rybołówstwa Bałtyckiego w Łebie
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    The museum in Łeba is the youngest branch of the National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. The building's architecture, unique in Poland, resembles a ship's hull in form. It evokes the wind in the sails and the sandy...

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    Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej Gdynia
    Muzeum Marynarki Wojennej Gdynia
    4.6MuseumsGdynia

    The Naval Museum in Gdynia. Rich collections of weapons of all kinds, often unique exhibits: guns, cannons, torpedoes, planes, helicopters and more. Note — for natural reasons, men will need...

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    Muzeum Miasta Gdyni
    Muzeum Miasta Gdyni
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    The Gdynia City Museum is the first museum in Poland built from scratch after the war. In keeping with modern trends, it engages most of visitors' senses: sight, hearing, touch... The displays show...

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    Muzeum Motyli
    Muzeum Motyli
    4.6MuseumsŁeba

    The Butterfly Museum in Łeba — this private museum was opened in Łeba in 1998 by Tomasz Falkiewicz. It is located in the town centre next to the Rybak Cinema. Its collection holds over 3,000...

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    Muzeum Motyli we Władysławowie
    Muzeum Motyli we Władysławowie
    4.6MuseumsHel

    This private museum was opened in Władysławowo in 2000 by Tomasz Falkiewicz. It is located in the Fisherman's House observation tower. Its collection holds over 1,400 butterflies...

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    Muzeum Obrony Wybrzeża Hel bateria Schleswig Holstein
    Muzeum Obrony Wybrzeża Hel bateria Schleswig Holstein
    4.6MuseumsHel

    The Schleswig-Holstein Battery, Hel — built for three 160-tonne Krupp guns of 406 mm calibre, the largest in the world used in fixed batteries. Their standard shells weighed over a tonne...

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    Muzeum Pancerne w Kłaninie
    Muzeum Pancerne w Kłaninie
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The Armoured Museum in Kłanino opened in 2022. The venue was founded on the initiative of militaria enthusiast and active explorer Mateusz Deling. The collection is housed in a converted farm building...

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    Muzeum Parowozów Kościerzyna skansen taboru kolejowego
    Muzeum Parowozów Kościerzyna skansen taboru kolejowego
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The Kościerzyna steam-locomotive open-air museum has over 50 exhibits of steam engines 🚂 and carriages — often nearly a century old. The oldest exhibit is a railway carriage from 1898, but every exhibit here...

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    Muzeum Poczty Polskiej Gdańsk
    Muzeum Poczty Polskiej Gdańsk
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    The Polish Post — the historic building of Polish Post Office No. 1 in the Free City of Gdańsk. In 1939 about 100 people worked there. Amid the worsening situation in the city and the increasingly widespread...

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    Muzeum Sopotu
    Muzeum Sopotu
    4.6MuseumsSopot

    The Museum of Sopot — housed in the restored, famous Claaszen Villa with its rich pre-war history. It is worth admiring from the outside, as it has all the features typical of resort architecture...

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    Muzeum Statków w Ustce
    Muzeum Statków w Ustce
    4.6MuseumsGdańsk

    The Ship Museum in Ustka is a year-round attraction — a haven for the tourist who would like to deepen their knowledge of ships, ferries, cutters and vessels connected with the Baltic Sea and beyond. A place where...

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    Muzeum Swołowo
    Muzeum Swołowo
    4.6MuseumsSłupsk

    The 'Chequered Land' is the tourist name for a coastal belt of Central Pomerania that draws visitors with the half-timbered architecture of its historic houses. It consists of filling the space between wooden beams...

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    Muzeum Techniki Wojskowej Gryf
    Muzeum Techniki Wojskowej Gryf
    4.6MuseumsSłupsk

    The 'Gryf' Museum of Military Technology in Dąbrówka near Wejherowo gathers exhibits connected with military technology, with a special focus on World War II equipment. The venue is located on...

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    Muzeum Wdzydze
    Muzeum Wdzydze
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The Wdzydze Museum (formerly Wdzydze Kiszewskie) is over 100 years old and boasts a collection of nearly 50 historic wooden buildings. It is the first open-air museum in Poland. It was founded...

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    Muzeum Wyrzutnia Rakiet Rąbka wieża widokowa
    Muzeum Wyrzutnia Rakiet Rąbka wieża widokowa
    4.6MuseumsŁeba

    The Rąbka observation tower lets you view a panorama of Lake Łebsko and the area around the Shifting Dunes. Rąbka is also home to a rocket open-air museum — the Rocket Launch Site Museum. Visitors can admire the original...

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    Muzeum Ziemi Zaborskiej
    Muzeum Ziemi Zaborskiej
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The small Museum of the Zabory Region is housed in the Communal Culture Centre in Wiele, near the recreation grounds by Lake Wielewskie. The interiors are usually open in season, but interested visitors...

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    Planetarium w Gdyni
    Planetarium w Gdyni
    4.6MuseumsGdynia

    Gdynia Planetarium. How many times have we each gazed at the night sky, looking for the Big Dipper, say? Perhaps we have also wondered about the influence of the stars on our lives? On the truths and myths of the cosmos...

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    Pomorskie Muzeum PRL
    Pomorskie Muzeum PRL
    4.6Museums

    The private museum of the Polish People's Republic in Zblewo is the second exhibition after Sępólno Krajeńskie of assorted exhibits, mainly from the era when socialism ruled Poland. Mainly, but not only, as on site you can also see...

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    Skansen Kluki Muzeum Wsi Słowińskiej
    Skansen Kluki Muzeum Wsi Słowińskiej
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The Kluki Open-Air Museum — the Museum of the Slovincian Village. Kluki is a village cut off from the world by marshes, where many Kashubian customs survived into the 20th century. Today, across 10 hectares, the museum gathers...

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    Skansen Nadole Muzeum Zagroda Gburska
    Skansen Nadole Muzeum Zagroda Gburska
    4.6MuseumsKaszuby

    The Nadole Open-Air Museum — its core is an authentic 19th-century farmstead with outbuildings: a barn, a cowshed, a cart shed, a dovecote, an apiary, a horse mill, a smokehouse and a bread oven. The museum...

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    Zamek krzyżacki Bytów muzeum
    Zamek krzyżacki Bytów muzeum
    4.6MuseumsMalbork

    Bytów Teutonic Castle — for several years now on the prestigious list of the '50 Wonders of Pomerania'. Surrounded by a moat, it was built under the supervision of the builder of the Grand Masters' Palace in Malbork. For its time...

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    Zamek krzyżacki Gniew muzeum
    Zamek krzyżacki Gniew muzeum
    4.6MuseumsMalbork

    Gniew Teutonic Castle is the mightiest fortress of the Teutonic Order built on the left bank of the Vistula. Erected over 700 years ago, it was home to the Teutonic commanders and, in Polish times, the seat of the local starost...

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    Zamek Książąt Pomorskich Słupsk Muzeum Pomorza Środkowego
    Zamek Książąt Pomorskich Słupsk Muzeum Pomorza Środkowego
    4.6MuseumsSłupsk

    The Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes was built in 1507 during the reign of Bogusław X. In the 16th century it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. It gradually fell into ruin from 1815, when it was turned...

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    Zamek Kwidzyn muzeum Katedra
    Zamek Kwidzyn muzeum Katedra
    4.6MuseumsMalbork

    Kwidzyn invites you to the Castle of the Pomesanian Chapter. This fascinating, great defensive complex consists of a castle and a mighty cathedral, once complemented by a fortified outer ward. The whole was planned...

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Frequently asked questions

What’s the top pick in “Best museums in Pomerania”?

In our view the standout is Europejskie Centrum Solidarności (4.9★). You’ll find the full ranking of 35 places on this page.

How much time should I plan for visiting?

Most places in this list take about 72 min on average. For the whole list, set aside a separate day.

Is admission paid?

31 of 35 places are free; for the rest we list current ticket prices.