Museums
Open
a former power-plant complex with a science centre (150+ exhibits), a planetarium and a film museum
Museums
Karol Scheibler's 19th-century factory complex with workers' housing and two palace museums
Culture
Open
a former tsarist-era vodka factory, rebuilt in 2020 to house offices, restaurants, a gallery and a theatre
Museums
Closed
Poland's only cinema museum inside a factory owner's palace
Museums
Closed
a manufacturer's villa turned into a museum of painting and decorative art
Parks & Nature
Open
a glasshouse in Źródliska Park with about 4,500 plants across three climate pavilions
Parks & Nature
Open
Łódź's oldest park, founded in 1840, with 300-year-old oaks, ponds and a palm house holding 4,500 plants
Cinemas
Closed
a cinema at the Museum of Cinematography since 2006, with both digital and a vintage Ernemann projector
Cinemas
Open
a planetarium in EC1 with night-sky shows and space presentations for schools and families
Parks & Nature
Open
a 23.5-hectare park from 1915 on the former Łódź primeval forest, with pitches, courts and a 1928 pond
Sport & Recreation
Closed
a two-level karting track in Widzew with a fleet of 25 go-karts, from kids' models to sporty ones
For Children
Open
a trampoline park in Stary Widzew, over 1,000 sqm, open year-round, with a foam pit
For Children
a seasonal outdoor pool with a full 50x25-metre sports basin, its history going back to the 1960s
Churches & Monasteries
an 1904 burial church at the Orthodox cemetery, one of only four Łódź churches surviving intact from before 1914
Parks & Nature
Open
a park in Widzew Wschód from 2001 on two artificial hills of rubble, on the site of a planned stadium
Culture
Open
an active film school in Oskar Kon's former palace, alumni include Wajda, Polański and Kieślowski
For Children
Closed
inflatable slides and a climbing maze for kids, plus a solarium and billiards for parents
Churches & Monasteries
a monastery complex founded by Father Anastazy Pankiewicz, turned by the Germans into a horse stable during occupation
Entertainment
Closed
Łódź's largest shooting range, in the former Anilana factory, with 16 stands and a wide choice of weapons
For Children
Open
close contact with parrots and exotic birds in Stary Widzew, a cafe with kids' birthday parties
Entertainment
Open
an escape room in Widzew where you crack ciphers and puzzles against a set time limit
Murals
a large-scale mural by five artists spanning the rooftops of two Zarzew high-rises
Theatres & Opera
an independent OFF theatre founded in 2014 by film school graduates, in a renovated factory building
Murals
a Hygienic Dress League mural on Miedziana street, a large dove, a recurring motif in their consumerism-themed work
Over 70 places in the eastern part of Łódź. This is where you'll find Księży Młyn (Priest's Mill), the best-preserved factory settlement in Poland, and EC1, a former power plant turned science centre and planetarium. On top of that, five theatre stages and six museums.
Six places in the catalogue lie within Księży Młyn: Pałac Karola Scheiblera (Karol Scheibler's Palace) at pl. Lecha Kaczyńskiego 1 with the Muzeum Kinematografii (Museum of Cinematography) at pl. Zwycięstwa 1, Muzeum Pałac Herbsta (Herbst Palace Museum) at Przędzalniana 72, and the settlement itself with its workers' houses at Księży Młyn 11a. Visiting takes half a day and everything is within walking distance. Muzeum Pałac Herbsta offers free admission on Fridays.
The most places, 30, are in the Stary Widzew estate along al. Piłsudskiego and Targowa street. EC1 at Targowa 1/3 is a science and technology centre with a planetarium, standard tickets from 25 PLN on weekdays. Nearby stand Pałac Oskara Kona (Oskar Kon's Palace) (Targowa 61) and Beczki Grohmana (Grohman's Barrels) on Targowa 65, the distinctive gate of a former spinning mill. On the film side, the district is represented by the Se-ma-for Muzeum Animacji (Se-ma-for Animation Museum) at al. Piłsudskiego 135, and on the book side by the Muzeum Książki Artystycznej (Museum of Artistic Bookmaking) at Tymienieckiego 24. The Palmiarnia Ogrodu Botanicznego (Botanical Garden Palm House) at Piłsudskiego 61 is open all year round.
Several places in the district fall under the "for kids" category: Papugarnia Papupapi (Papupapi Parrot House) at Piłsudskiego 158a (standard ticket 19 PLN, free for children under three), the play centres SALTOS at Wydawnicza 5, Szymonek Ancymonek in Zarzew and Kajtek in Olechów. Outdoors there's the Skatepark Widzew on Przybyszewskiego street and the Stawy nad rzeką Jasień (Ponds on the Jasień river) on Przędzalniana street. You can swim at the Basen MOSiR Anilana (MOSiR Anilana Pool) at Sobolowa 1.
Widzewskie Domy Kultury runs Dom Kultury Widok (Widok Cultural Centre) (al. Piłsudskiego 133) and Dom Kultury Ariadna (Ariadna Cultural Centre) (Niciarniana 1/3), while in Widzew Wschód you'll find Dom Kultury 502 (Cultural Centre 502) at Sacharowa 18 and Studio Teatralne Słup (Słup Theatre Studio) at Gorkiego 18. Separately, there's Teatr Zamiast (Instead Theatre) at Piłsudskiego 135.
Stary Widzew (30 places), Zarzew (16), Widzew Wschód (10), Księży Młyn (6), Stoki (5), Olechów-Janów (4), Nowosolna and Andrzejów. You can choose an estate in the panel alongside.
What can you see in Widzew in half a day? Księży Młyn with the Museum of Cinematography and Herbst Palace, then a walk along Przędzalniana towards Targowa and EC1.
How many places have their opening hours listed? About two-thirds. The rest are parks, murals and monuments accessible at any time.
How to get there? Al. Piłsudskiego runs straight from the city centre to Widzew, and trams take about fifteen minutes from Piotrkowska. The closest stop to Księży Młyn is on Przędzalniana.
You'll find the other districts on the attractions in Łódź page, all places at once on the map, and what's happening in the city in the coming days in the events calendar.
