There are few places where it’s easier to get ‘off the beaten path,’ as they say, than in Warsaw.

No paths at all in this part of Warsaw's Jewish Cemetery, let alone beaten ones.

If you’re looking for alternative activities or offbeat places to visit, you’ll certainly find no shortage in the Polish capital, both in the city centre and outlying suburbs. Read on and follow the linked venues for plenty of options to put on your alternative Warsaw itinerary - one we're confident most locals will be impressed by and forced to admit they haven't completed themselves. Go forth, go far and gain favour, intrepid one. Warsaw lays itself bare before you!
 

Explore Warsaw's Citadel & Forts

Warsaw Fortress (Twierzda Warszawa) was a system of military fortifications built under Russian rule in the 19th century, most of which still exist throughout the city today in various states of decay or renewal. The largest part of the fort system, and first to be built, is known as the Warsaw Citadel, and lies along the river just a bit further north than the well-trafficked boulevards along Warsaw’s Multimedia Fountain.

The 'Execution Gate' at Warsaw Citadel, a memorial for the leaders of the January Uprising who were executed nearby in front of a crowd of 30,000 people in 1864.