Warsaw · Things to do

Now on the 4th floor of the Palace of Culture, entrance from Marszałkowska. Cold-war neon signs, 25zl, open daily from 11:00.

Riverside hands-on science with 400 exhibits and a planetarium. Tickets are online only and sell out; buy several days ahead.

Plac Konesera 1 in Praga, inside a restored distillery. Guided tour of the national spirit, ending in a tasting. Book online to save.

The west bank is promenade, bars and boat piers; the east bank is protected riverside forest with beaches. Both free, both worth it.

Warsaw's atmospheric 18th-century necropolis: mossy tombs under chestnut avenues, an hour's slow walk and almost no other visitors.