What to do in and around Katowice?

Katowice Houdini Games (ul. Opolska 3/7)
Distance: 60 metres, 1 minute walk
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Nearby escape room/puzzle room. We suggest this particular address mainly because of the distance - literally at your fingertips. In Katowice, you will find dozens of escape rooms, in any style you can think of - this is just one of many.

Katowice Dom Strachów Asylum (ul. 3 Maja 23)
Distance: 160 metres, 2 minute walk
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The 40-minute horror house entertainment is a great idea not only for a stag or birthday party. It's a cool place to spend your free time if you really like to be scared - the actors and the décor will make sure that you are properly terrified. Katowice's version of the London Dungeon!

Punkt 44 (ul. Gliwicka 44)
Distance: 1.1 kilometres, 15 minutes walk
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The venue brings together a number of minor entertainment venues - from the bowling alley and billiards bar Gravitacja, the Game Zone award-winning arcade to even Cinema City cinema equipped with an IMAX theatre, if you're planning on having a good night out, you can definitely count on Point 44.

Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia Katowice (pl. W. Kilara 1)
Distance: 1.1 kilometres, 15 minutes walk
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Check the current repertoire on their website. A monumental building with world-class stars, music and acoustics at the highest level. This is what they envy us for in Cracow.

Katowice Spodek i Międzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe (al. Korfantego 35)
Distance: 1 kilometre, 15 minute walk
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Spodek, apart from its bizarre appearance, boasts a huge party repertoire - one that includes some of Poland's biggest events such as the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM), international volleyball and hockey tournaments, various concerts by more or less well-known bands, and much more.

The MCK, or International Congress Centre, like Spodek, is also a venue for many events and meetings. From conferences such as the European Economic Congress to smaller rallies such as Beerfest or even concerts on a national scale such as Tauron Nowa Muzyka, it would be a sin not to visit these two venues and see them for yourself.

Katowickie Muzeum Śląskie (ul. Dobrowolskiego 1)
Distance: 1800 metres, 22 minute walk
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Although Katowice is a relatively new city on the map of Poland, this does not change the fact that it has a deep-rooted history and culture that everyone should experience. Fortunately, the Silesian Museum is an institution that combines an art museum with a regional museum and allows everyone to experience our traditions and customs. We recommend it to anyone wishing to learn more about the culture of our wonderful region.

Flyspot - Katowice Indoor Skydiving (ul. Chorzowska 100)
Distance: 1400 metres, 18 minute walk
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A place where you can experience real flight! It is a wind tunnel that will make you experience a state of weightlessness and - in turn - will make you feel like a bird.

Katowice Park Kościuszki (ul. Kościuszki)
Distance: 2000 metres, 26 minute walk
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The origins of this park date back to 1888, when an area of 6 hectares of suburban forest was cleared to form the foundation of the park. Between 1894 and 1895, the Süd Park (Southern Park) began to be created, enlarging the area.

Nikiszowiec District
Distance: 5.5 kilometres, approx. 30 minutes by public transport
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A true monument to history, although not in the literal sense of the word. Nikiszowiec - once a "miners' town" has become a real pin on the map of Katowice with its unusual architecture, picturesqueness and a certain "welcoming warmth" encourages everyone to take a walk through the streets of this historic district of the city.

Giszowiec District
Distance: 7.5 kilometres, approx. 30 minutes by public transport
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Giszowiec, is one of the most beautiful districts in Katowice. It was designed by two architects from Charlottenburg - Emil and Georg Zilman. Inhabited by both native Silesians and immigrants, it has become known as a "multicultural melting pot". A beautiful place for a walk!

Śląski Ogród Zoologiczny (prom. Ziętka 7)
Distance: 3.5 kilometres, approx. 20 minutes by public transport
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This is the third-largest zoo in Poland. Its origins date back to the 1950s. When visiting the Silesian Zoo, be sure to visit the Dinosaur Basin. It is the only exhibition of its kind in Poland. It consists of life-sized models of dinosaurs. For the youngest, there is a Mini Zoo where they can feed the rabbits, goats or sheep by themselves.

Planetarium Śląskie (aleja Planetarium 4)
Distance: 5 kilometres, approx. 45 minutes by public transport
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The Silesian Planetarium was built according to the visionary design of the Cracovian architect Zbigniew Solawa. Construction work began in July 1953. The official opening took place on 4 December 1955. Today, it operates as one of the most modern science parks in Poland, where their projection system makes it possible to display approx. 100 million stars on a spherical screen and take viewers to the farthest corners of the Universe.

Legendia – Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko (aleja Atrakcji 1)
Distance: 3 kilometres, approx. 15 minutes by public transport
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The oldest funfair in Poland and the only one you can reach by tram. If you are looking for easier, less extreme entertainment rather than heart-pounding thrills, Legendia may appeal to you. In winter, when such parks usually close down in anticipation of the opening of the summer season, Legendia offers a light show that is the perfect opportunity to take a stroll and snap some cool photos.

Dolina Trzech Stawów
Distance: 18 kilometers, approx. 60 minutes by public transport
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Together with the neighbouring Katowice Forest Park, this is the most popular place for outdoor recreation in Katowice. There are (in spite of the name) many more ponds than three, however, bathing is only allowed in one - the one "glued" to the southern roadway of the A4 motorway. Apart from the ponds, the place is also home to the OFF Festival, a festival of alternative music organised by none other than Artur Rojek - lead singer of the band Myslovitz.