Exploring Wroclaw with Kids in 3 days (part 2) is a travel blog post that recounts the rest of our Wroclaw trip. We did a lot of sightseeing around the Old Town during our first and second day in Wroclaw. Read below to find out what we did later on the second day of our trip (Friday) and on Saturday.

Friday: St. Elizabeth’s tower & the Cathedral island

We’ve all enjoyed breathtaking views from the viewing platform at St Stephen’s tower (see my previous post about Wroclaw). The next thing on our agenda (besides ice-cream for the kids) was to see St. Mary Magdalene’s church as well. So, we went across the Market Square again and stopped off at Swidnicka street to see the first/original dwarf Papa Dwarf. There we also found a post office from where we bought a couple of fridge magnets as our souvenirs.

We arrived at St. Mary Magdalene’s church and took a look inside but we didn’t go up the tower to stand on the Witches’ Bridge connecting the two towers. We’ve already admired the beautiful panorama from St. Elizabeth’s tower so we missed this famous viewpoint to my disappointment. I would have liked to go up but my wish was rejected.

At that point, we started being hungry so we decided to grab something to eat on the way to the Cathedral island. That’s how we also stumbled upon a board game shop and a Milk Bar. Now, I wanted us to eat at a Milk Bar because it’s very cheap and local but since my kids didn’t really like the choice of the food there I had to drop that idea. Pity, since Milk bars are a proper Polish institution.

Somehow, we got off our planned route and found ourselves in the university quarter. But just before I realized that we saw a cat. But that wasn’t an ordinary cat. No, that cat was actually sitting inside an antique bookshop. Even though there was a sign forbidding knocking on the shop widow, what did my son do? Well, of course, he knocked on the bookshop window to get the cat’s attention. There was also a cat statue on the next windowsill. Little did I know at the time, that the cat statue was there in honour of the famous Dante: the cat who lived in that bookshop. Obviously, they have a new cat now but their beloved Dante is remembered by that cat statue. We didn’t go inside the bookshop because I couldn’t guarantee my kids’ best behaviour (they would have wanted to pet the cat).

So, there we were in the university quarter close to the university main building and the stunning Leopoldine Hall. If it were just us, without the kids, we would have toured the Leopoldine Hall but it made no sense to do it with our kids. Then, we spotted a lovely looking self-service restaurant so we had our lunch there. It was a great place, big and bright and it had great variety of food. While we were eating, I saw a freshly graduated girl getting celebratory photos and a newlywed couple emerging from the church after their wedding ceremony. After lunch, we went back to our flat to rest for a while. But just before that we walked in the direction of a red building that I saw from a distance. That was Ossolineum, one of the most important Polish cultural institutions. It’s a museum, research library, archive, publishing house and more.

Following our short rest at the flat, we continued our exploration of Wroclaw by visiting the Cathedral island (Ostrow Tumski). That’s actually the oldest part of Wroclaw and it’s well-known around the world for its surviving tradition: a lamplighter lights the gas street lamps every evening. Unfortunately, we were there in the afternoon so we missed that. To reach the cathedral island you have to cross the lovely Tumski Bridge. It used to be covered by love padlocks but most of those were removed after the bridge’s renovation. It’s now prohibited to put padlocks on the Tumski bridge. We just wandered around the peaceful cathedral island and went inside the cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

Actually, before we reached Tumski bridge we went over another tiny island where people were sitting in the park and sunbathing. Wroclaw is sometimes called the Venice of Poland because it’s situated on 12 islands on river Oder. A river boat cruise is a great way to see Wroclaw but we didn’t do it. Anyway, after our walk around the Cathedral island we went back to the Old Town so the kids could finish their dwarf map. We went past the Market Hall but it was its closing time so there was no point of entering it.

Back in the Old Town, we found the remaining dwarves for our dwarf map and went back to our flat to make some dinner. It was a very long and fulfilling day because we got to see many important sights in Wroclaw.

Saturday: Hydropolis museum and relaxation

After we woke up and had breakfast we went to the tourist information center with our completed dwarf map. Kids got prizes as a reward for completing the map (special sticker and a tiny chocolate). They were on cloud nine!

Then we took the tram to reach the Hydropolis museum. I purchased the tickets online in advance and even though we arrived before our time slot they let us in. The museum has an extraordinary entrance. You can walk under a wall of water or use a dry tunnel. Of course, we all had to try running under water without getting soaked. Hydropolis is the only science center in Poland entirely dedicated to water. It’s a very fun and interactive science museum. There are several thematic exhibition halls: The Planet of Water, The Depths, The Ocean of Life, Relaxation Zone, Man and Water, The History of Water Engineering, The City and Water, The States of Water.

The first exhibition hall is very impressive (The Planet of Water) and from there you have automatic doors that lead to other halls. Everything is in Polish and in English. I don’t want to spoil your visit so I’ll just mention a few things that my kids really loved. There was a submarine, video games, human body interactive panel, rain and snow machines and that’s all before the kid’s zone. In the kid’s zone my kids were plumbers, drove a real van and used maps. It’s such a fantastic museum! Of course, my son had to play with the water wall at the exit/entrance again until he got thoroughly wet but since it was hot he dried up pretty quickly.

We spent a few hours at the museum so we were famished and walked back towards the city center to have some late lunch. We came across the Warhammer shop to my husband’s liking. After our delicious lunch we headed back to the Market square. It was getting cloudy but there was still no sign of the catastrophic storm for which we got a weather alert on our phones early in the morning. We had some drinks at the Market square and just relaxed. Saturday was a more relaxing day than the previous two days because we had less things to do on our agenda. Also, I always feel the best on the third day of the trip. It’s a pity our return flight was early in the morning on Sunday and not later in the day. Of course, we found a couple of more dwarves for the dwarf app around some streets across the river from our flat. Anyway, the sky darkened and the wind picked up so we decided to head back to our flat. That was a great decision, because soon after we returned to our flat, the sky opened and there was a downpour and some hail.

Sunday: departure

We had an early flight on Sunday so I pre-booked a taxi to the airport. Unfortunately, it was very late but I got a refund. However, it was very stressful to wait for the taxi not knowing if we’ll be able to make it on time for our flight or not. Luckily, we got there on time and we even had some time for a quick breakfast. Since our entire trip revolved around our family dwarf hunt kids were over the moon when we spotted a dwarf at the airport’s entrance and then another one near departure gates. The return flight also lasted just 1 hour event though the airline’s time schedule said an hour and a half. Maybe there were favourable winds or something…who knows. Anyway, I was very satisfied that my kids had a great time flying for the first time.

All things considering, we had a fabulous time exploring Wroclaw. 3 days were just enough to see the most important sights and to find a lot of dwarves. Wroclaw is stunning and I highly recommend it especially for a visit with kids. Also, I’d gladly return to Wroclaw because I hear there’s a lovely Christmas market…

We visited Wroclaw in June 2026.