For the kid who stops to watch every tram go by. Trams run all through the city, and the old ones get a day out when the depots open their gates for rides on historic cars. Here's what we checked, from the model trains and tiny towns at Kolejkowo to an orange train rolling through the tunnels of a medieval gold mine.
Kolejkowo is the largest model railway exhibition in Poland, filling 1,000 square meters on the first floor of the Sky Tower. Nineteen trains run on 720 meters of track past miniature Lower Silesian buildings, from Market Square townhouses to the Śnieżka weather observatory and Świebodzki station.
The lights cycle quickly between day and night, and 6,375 tiny figures act out scenes, from road works to a fleeing thief.
A former tram depot holds the main exhibition, 'Wrocław 1945-2016', the story of how people arriving from across Poland and the former eastern borderlands rebuilt the city after World War II.
It is scenographic and hands-on: kids can start in the Peace Race, sign the Polish bishops' famous letter and play an underground opposition printer. A stamp-hunt map leads them into hidden corners, with a small prize at reception.
Once a year, Wrocław's public transport company MPK opens one of its depots to everyone. Kids can get up close to vintage and modern trams and buses, try a driving simulator, ride a special heritage tram, and peek into the workshops and corners passengers never see.
It suits tram-mad preschoolers and older kids curious about how the city's network runs. Expect crowds and plenty of time on your feet.
Once a year, the Popowice tram depot, normally closed to visitors, opens its gates. Vintage trams and buses go on show up close, guides lead tours of the yard, and historic vehicles give rides around the city.
There's a kids' zone, food stalls and talks on Wrocław's transport history. The day closes with the old trams and buses leaving the depot together in a parade through the streets.
A gold mine worked since the Middle Ages, now a guided underground route through two old adits. Kids see the 16 tons of gold display, a 10-meter waterfall, an underground slide and a hologram ghost story, then ride an orange train through the tunnels.
The Medieval Mining Settlement next door has old machines kids can start, an executioner character and a Path of Fear.
An outdoor park of castles, palaces, monasteries and town halls from Lower Silesia, rebuilt at 1:25 scale among flower beds, ponds and wicker sculptures. When it was built, its Krkonoše model was the largest miniature mountain range in Europe.
A guide walks each group through, telling local legends such as the tale of the cruel lady of Chojnik Castle. The visit also takes in the workshop where the models are made.
For the kid who stops to watch every tram go by. Trams run all through the city, and the old ones get a day out when the depots open their gates for rides on historic cars. Here's what we checked, from the model trains and tiny towns at Kolejkowo to an orange train rolling through the tunnels of a medieval gold mine.
Kolejkowo is the largest model railway exhibition in Poland, filling 1,000 square meters on the first floor of the Sky Tower. Nineteen trains run on 720 meters of track past miniature Lower Silesian buildings, from Market Square townhouses to the Śnieżka weather observatory and Świebodzki station.
The lights cycle quickly between day and night, and 6,375 tiny figures act out scenes, from road works to a fleeing thief.
A former tram depot holds the main exhibition, 'Wrocław 1945-2016', the story of how people arriving from across Poland and the former eastern borderlands rebuilt the city after World War II.
It is scenographic and hands-on: kids can start in the Peace Race, sign the Polish bishops' famous letter and play an underground opposition printer. A stamp-hunt map leads them into hidden corners, with a small prize at reception.
Once a year, Wrocław's public transport company MPK opens one of its depots to everyone. Kids can get up close to vintage and modern trams and buses, try a driving simulator, ride a special heritage tram, and peek into the workshops and corners passengers never see.
It suits tram-mad preschoolers and older kids curious about how the city's network runs. Expect crowds and plenty of time on your feet.
Once a year, the Popowice tram depot, normally closed to visitors, opens its gates. Vintage trams and buses go on show up close, guides lead tours of the yard, and historic vehicles give rides around the city.
There's a kids' zone, food stalls and talks on Wrocław's transport history. The day closes with the old trams and buses leaving the depot together in a parade through the streets.
A gold mine worked since the Middle Ages, now a guided underground route through two old adits. Kids see the 16 tons of gold display, a 10-meter waterfall, an underground slide and a hologram ghost story, then ride an orange train through the tunnels.
The Medieval Mining Settlement next door has old machines kids can start, an executioner character and a Path of Fear.
An outdoor park of castles, palaces, monasteries and town halls from Lower Silesia, rebuilt at 1:25 scale among flower beds, ponds and wicker sculptures. When it was built, its Krkonoše model was the largest miniature mountain range in Europe.
A guide walks each group through, telling local legends such as the tale of the cruel lady of Chojnik Castle. The visit also takes in the workshop where the models are made.
