Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków, Kraków

Name: Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków
Address: Sw. Sebastiana 9, Kraków, 31-049, Poland
Telephone: +48 507 071 622

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Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków

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Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków is a public aquarium and museum at St. Sebastian 9th in Kraków, Poland. There is a crafted, perfectly preserved, prehistoric woolly rhino, the only completely preserved specimen of this animal that went extinct more than 12 thousand years ago. ()

Local name: Aquarium Kraków Opened: 1888 (137 years ago)Elevation: 676 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°3'20"N, 19°56'29"E

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Sw. Sebastiana 9Stare Miasto (Wesoła Zachód)Kraków 31-049 Poland

Contact

+48 507 071 622

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Which popular attractions are close to Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków?

Nearby attractions include Kościół pw. Nawrócenia Świętego Pawła, Kraków (4 min walk), Krzyż Katyński, Kraków (4 min walk), St. Andrew's Church, Kraków (5 min walk), Wawel, Kraków (5 min walk).

How to get to Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków:

Tram

Wawel • Lines: 10, 13, 18, 6, 8 (3 min walk)
Starowiślna • Lines: 1, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24, 3, 52, 62, 69 (6 min walk)

Bus

Starowiślna • Lines: 610 (4 min walk)
Poczta Główna • Lines: 610 (7 min walk)

Train

Kraków Zabłocie (23 min walk)
Krakow Main Station (25 min walk)