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Podziemia Rynku. Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa

An underground museum in Kraków showcasing medieval market stalls and city history through excavations and interactive exhibits.

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Lurking under the flagstones of the main Market Square is a whole other world. It opens up a window onto ancient Krakow and its medieval roots. You’ll need to descend beneath the earth to reach it, where exhibition rooms are set over archaeological dig sites that were begun in 2005. Included in the collection are vintage coins, age-old blacksmith tools, and house decorations from the Middle Ages. Oh, and there are clues to Krakow’s onetime trading empire, found in the Far Eastern beads and Tartar weaponry.

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