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Olsztynek Ethnographic Park

Olsztynek, Poland

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Olsztynek Ethnographic Park

An open-air museum of rural architecture from Warmia, Masuria and former East Prussia, spread over large grounds with cottages, farmsteads, windmills and a church. Most interiors can be entered, and gardens, farm animals and an herbal pump room surround the buildings.

Highlights

  • Windmills and wooden church
  • Furnished cottages and farmsteads
  • Herbal pump room

Good to know

  • Allow two to four hours
  • Paid parking, about 10 PLN
  • No strollers inside the buildings

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