Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
the oldest part of the Doły cemetery complex, with gravestones dating back to 1899
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
a military cemetery in the Doły complex with graves of legionnaires, insurgents and soldiers of both world wars
Churches & Monasteries
a Pallottine church built in under two years, between August 1989 and February 1991
Parks & Nature
Open
a green neighbourhood park in Teofilów with walking paths and an outdoor gym
Murals
Poland's first poem-mural, in Polish and Hebrew, dedicated to a resident of a ghetto tenement
Murals
Open
Italian artist Peeta's mural on Rynek Bałucki creates a 3D depth illusion through shading alone
Murals
a mural on Franciszkańska 24 depicts Salek Berliński, a child deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau
Murals
a mural featuring interwoven bandages as a symbol of healing personal and collective trauma
Murals
the mural "Anutsa/Primavera" portrays the artist's grandmother, the only family member to survive Auschwitz
Murals
Open
a portrait of Zisele Świerc, called Zosia, the five-year-old daughter of a Bałuty shoemaker
Murals
the black-and-white 2016 mural "Thank You" by a Welsh-Australian artist, part of the Urban Forms gallery
Murals
Closed
a mural on Organizacji WiN Street honours the founder of Poland's first University of the Third Age
Historic Sites
a neo-Renaissance residence from 1898-1899, later a school and TB hospital, now unused, awaiting revival
Entertainment
Open
shopping centre on Brzezińska Street with 70+ shops, car park concerts and a karting track next door
Murals
Open
a mural on Franciszkańska Street depicts a boy deported to the Łódź ghetto in 1941
Sport & Recreation
Open
an outdoor calisthenics zone in Teofilów with bars and rails, free and open around the clock
Murals
a mural on Organizacji WiN Street shows an unnamed ghetto boy, his face recreated from an archive photo
Sport & Recreation
Open
an outdoor gym in Radogoszcz Wschodni with pull-up bars and a balance beam, uncovered and unlit
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
the youngest of Łódź's three municipal cemeteries, opened in 1988 in Bałuty Zachodnie
Murals
a mural on Reja Street recalls the only Third Reich concentration camp for Polish children (1942-1945)
Theatres & Opera
Closed
a culture centre in Teofilów since 1981, hosting a regional review of children's theatres
Culture
an MSK branch on the Mikołaj Rej estate since 1958, with music, dance and art classes
Murals
the second mural in the series, on Przemysłowa 16, honours an unnamed boy from the Bałuty camp
Sport & Recreation
Open
an outdoor gym on a revitalised neighbourhood square in Bałuty
Over 150 places in Łódź's largest district: Manufaktura with its museums, two branches of the Museum of Independence Traditions, 39 murals, Łagiewniki Forest and the Arturówek bathing spot. Listed below by neighbourhood, so you can plan a route without driving across the whole city.
Manufaktura at Drewnowska Street 58 is the former factory of Izrael Poznański, today a complex housing the Factory Museum, the Experymentarium Science Centre, the ms2 Art Museum at Ogrodowa Street 19, an ice rink, the Grakula bowling alley and Arena Laser Games. So on one site you get both sightseeing and entertainment for a rainy Saturday.
A hundred metres away stands the Poznański Palace (Ogrodowa 15) with the Museum of the City of Łódź, and at Franciszkańska Street 1/5 the Biedermann Palace and the Museum of the University of Łódź. A few minutes' walk away lies the Stary Rynek (Old Market Square), the historic centre of old agricultural Łódź, with the Bałucka Gallery at number 2.
During the occupation, the Litzmannstadt Ghetto, the second largest ghetto in occupied Poland, was sealed off in Bałuty. Two sites remain from it, run by the Museum of Independence Traditions: Radegast Station at al. Pamięci Ofiar Litzmannstadt Getto 12, the platform from which transports departed, and the Radogoszcz Martyrdom Branch at Zgierska Street 147, in a former prison building. Both are listed with their opening hours, and both offer free admission on selected days.
The north of the district is taken up by Łagiewniki Forest, one of the largest forests within the city limits in Europe, home to the Łódź Municipal Forestry Office at Łagiewnicka Street 305 and the Arturówek bathing spot. Closer to the centre are Park im. Szarych Szeregów (Boya-Żeleńskiego 1), Park im. S. Żeromskiego in Teofilów and Park Andrzeja Struga at Sędziowska Street 18. On top of that, two pools: MOSiR Wodny Raj at Wiernej Rzeki Street 2 and the pool at the Andel's hotel on Ogrodowa Street 17.
The most places are in Doły (62) and Bałuty-Centrum (43), followed by Teofilów and Radogoszcz (13 each), Łagiewniki and Arturówek (6 each), Julianów-Marysin-Rogi (5) and Bałuty Zachodnie (2). Each neighbourhood has its own list - select it in the panel alongside to narrow the results down to a specific area.
The split makes practical sense: Bałuty-Centrum covers Manufaktura and the area around Stary Rynek, Doły concentrates theatres and stages (Teatr Muzyczny at Północna Street 47/51, Kamil Maćkowiak Theatre at Wojska Polskiego Street 83), while Teofilów and Radogoszcz are residential neighbourhoods with cultural centres and pools.
The district's stages include Teatr Mały in Manufaktura and three branches of the Bałuty Cultural Centre: Rondo (Limanowskiego Street 166), Na Żubardzkiej (Żubardzka Street 3) and Lutnia (Łanowa Street 14). Good choices with children include Fiku Miku in Radogoszcz (Świtezianki Street 16), the ice rink and Experymentarium in Manufaktura, and Gokart Arena at Smugowa Street 19.
How many attractions are there in Bałuty? Over 150, of which around ninety have listed opening hours. The largest group is murals (39), followed by cultural institutions (21) and churches (18).
What to see in Bałuty in one day? Manufaktura with one museum, a walk to Stary Rynek and the Poznański Palace, and in the afternoon Łagiewniki Forest. Everything lies along a north-south axis along Zgierska Street.
Are there places with free admission? Yes, around seventy sites carry the "free" tag: parks, murals, Stary Rynek, cemeteries and squares. The ms2 Art Museum has free Fridays.
How do you get there from the centre? Trams run along Zgierska Street towards Radogoszcz and Łagiewniki; Manufaktura is a fifteen-minute walk from Piotrkowska Street.
The rest of the districts can be found on the attractions in Łódź page, every place at once on the map, and what is happening in the city in the coming days in the events calendar.
