Warsaw at War 1939-1945: A Self-guided Audio Tour Discount Tickets

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Overview

Take your time to explore each attraction on this self-guided audio tour of WW2 Warsaw, using the VoiceMap app and GPS on your mobile phone. Beginning just outside the magnificent Warsaw Old Town we explore with your private group or on your own, walking Warsaw's unique blend of ancient and modern streets to uncover stories that are legend, or lost to time and history. You will discover places you may otherwise overlook if walking without guidance, and you can pause the tour anytime to visit places we'll pass, capture great photography opportunities, or simply to grab a snack.  You have unlimited lifetime access to the downloadable tour on the VoiceMap app, allowing you to explore Warsaw at your own pace and at your preferred time.  Read more about the Warsaw At War: 1939-1945

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

We start in front of St Anne's church. Before arrival, install the VoiceMap app and use the code provided on your ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart any time and complete at your own pace. Directions to the starting point are in the app.

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Old Town
The tour is a 90-minute exploratory walk beginning just outside the famed Warsaw Old Town and ends with a face-to-face meeting with a truly legendary man, famous Polish statesman and warrior for Polish freedom, Marshall Józef Piłsudski. Start the tour in the app, put your phone away, and let your guide direct you through the streets of Warsaw. The total walking distance is approximately 3km and takes about 90 minutes, but you can pause anytime and explore further wherever you are! You might want to stop at the Vodka Museum, have lunch at one of the many fine restaurants in the city, capture photo opportunities along the way or wander the beautiful Saxon Garden. The narration is crisply mastered by a professional audio engineering staff, and the tour integrates sound effects and music to create an engaging experience that is suitable for all ages that can wear ear buds, wear headphones, or even carry a speaker if it's a small group.
Duration: 90 mins
2. The Royal Castle in Warsaw
Hit by German shells on 17 September 1939, Warsaw’s Royal Castle burned as staff rescued its treasures. In 1944 German sappers blew it up. Rebuilt from rubble between 1971 and 1984, largely with donations from ordinary Poles, it now stands as a symbol of the city’s refusal to disappear.
3. Jan Kiliński Monument
In 1942 the Germans removed this statue of an 18th-century shoemaker-rebel. Soon after, scout Alek Dawidowski painted on the museum where it was hidden: “People of Warsaw, I am here.” The prank became a legend of Little Sabotage, the resistance’s campaign of defiance against the occupiers.
4. Statue of the Little Insurgent
Learn about the background of the famed Mały Powstaniec, or the "Little Insurgent", a memorial to child soldiers who fought and died during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
5. Warsaw Uprising Monument
If you love history, culture, tragedy, stories of brave heroes, battles and honour, this tour is one you will remember. Warsaw is a phoenix; It rose from the ashes of WW2 to become the amazing city of high culture, art and beauty it is today. The Polish fought fiercely to hold onto their heritage, and we document their struggles during WW2 against the two great European powers of the day: Nazi Germany and Communist Russia.
6. Monument Battles of Monte Cassino
This winged figure of Victory honours the Polish II Corps, which captured the ruined abbey at Monte Cassino in May 1944 after Allied assaults had failed. Under General Anders, men who had survived Soviet labour camps raised the Polish flag over the hill, opening the road to Rome.
7. On 26 March 1943, scouts of the Grey Ranks ambushed a Gestapo truck beside this 17th-century arsenal to free their comrade Jan “Rudy” Bytnar. Operation Arsenal succeeded, but Rudy died of his torture wounds days later. The building now houses the State Archaeological Museum.
8. The old Bank of Poland building on Bielańska Street became a fortress during the 1944 Uprising. Insurgents held it for weeks, defending the Old Town’s southern flank against German tanks and artillery. Its scarred facade still bears the marks of battle, with a Ghetto boundary marker nearby.
9. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
We'll stop here for a moment at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to pay respect to those lost fighting for their country and to admire the stories behind this sacred place. Learn about the history of this monument, including how today it contains ashes and soil from every 20th-century battlefield where Polish soldiers lost their lives.
10. Josef Pilsudski Monument
Regarded as a political and military hero, hear about how this man fought relentlessly to free Poland from the shackles of Russian control, ultimately defeating Lenin's red Army at the gates of Warsaw in 1920. Our tour will end here.

Inclusion

VoiceMap Application

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Lifetime access to the 'Warsaw at War: 1939-1945' tour

Exclusion

Smartphone

Transportation

Food/drinks

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Cancellation Policy

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

This tour is wheelchair accessible.

Supplied by VoiceMap Audio Tours

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