• Construction on site since February 2026: parts of the peninsula are fenced off and the road is closed at the visitor center, so follow the signs
• Visitor center by the sea with an info desk for route planning and guides, plus bike racks and a MEVO bike station out front
• Heavy history for young kids: the exhibition covers the 1939 battle and a German camp for Polish civilians, so it suits school-age kids best

Westerplatte is the peninsula where World War II began on September 1, 1939, when about 180 Polish soldiers held off German attacks for seven days.

Today it is an open-air branch of the Museum of the Second World War: forest paths past ruined barracks and guardhouses, the hilltop Monument of the Coast Defenders, a cemetery, and an archaeology exhibition in the old depot power plant.