Warsaw Uprising Museum, Warsaw (must see)

The Warsaw Uprising Museum is dedicated entirely to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The museum, more commonly called the Warsaw Rising Museum, was established in 1983 but wasn't opened until 2004.

The Warsaw Uprising was led by the Polish underground resistance with the purpose to liberate the city from German occupation. The uprising, which lasted 63 days, was the largest resistance movement during the war.

Opened on the 60th anniversary of the fighting, the Warsaw Uprising Museum offers a variety of exhibits that cover each district of the city. Patrons can view both a Nazi and a Communist section to see the atrocities and mistreatment that the Polish people have faced. They can view footage shot by insurgents in the Kino Palladium or watch a 3D film showing the ruins of Warsaw.

Other exhibits include replicas of the sewers and an insurgent hospital, a hangar that contains a B-24 Liberator and the children's room, which shows the uprising from the youth perspective.

The Warsaw Uprising Museum offers an observation tower that has a panoramic view of the city. The tower is 32 meters, or roughly 105 feet tall.