# Things to see in Toruń (Poland): 53 places and when to go

> Toruń is a town in Poland, and this site lists 53 places in and around it, mainly History (34), Temples (6), Hiking (5). The best known are Toruń Cathedral, Medieval Town of Toruń and Leaning Tower of Toruń. The best time to come is May to October and December; also possible: January to April and November. In June there are 16 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 21. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/torun/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Poland · 53.0088, 18.5912
- **Places:** 53 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/historia/) (34) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/espiritual/) (6) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/senderismo/) (5) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/estrellas/) (4) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/naturaleza/) (3) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fauna/) (3)
- **Best time:** May to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to April and November.
- **Nearest airport:** WMI Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 152 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Toruń

The places in and around Toruń, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Toruń Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/cathedral-church-of-ss-john-the-baptist-and-john-the-evangel/): Toruń · 1.0 km
- [Medieval Town of Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ciudad-medieval-de-torun/): Oldest historic district in Toruń, Poland · 1.1 km
- [Leaning Tower of Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/krzywa-wieza/): Medieval tower in Toruń, Poland · 730 m
- [Old Town Hall, Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/antiguo-ayuntamiento/): Medieval seat of the municipal authorities of Toruń · 903 m
- [Institute of Astronomy, NCU](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/institute-of-astronomy/): Astronomical observatory and astronomy research institute at Nicolaus Copernicus University · 9.8 km
- [Toruń Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-krzyzacki-w-toruniu/): Castle in Poland · 1.3 km
- [Copernicus House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/casa-de-nicolas-copernico/): House in Toruń, Poland · 851 m
- [Monastery Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/puerta-del-monasterio/): Gate in Torun · 833 m
- [Grabie, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-swietego-waclawa/): History · Temples · 18 km
- [Brodnica Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ruins-of-teutonic-knights-castle-in-brodnica/): Historic site in Brodnica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship; Poland · 61 km
- [Dybów Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ruiny-zamku-dybowskiego/): Castle in Toruń, Poland · 1.0 km
- [Toruń Zoobotanical Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ogrod-zoobotaniczny-w-toruniu/): Zoo in Poland · 41 m
- [Toruń Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/centrum-popularyzacji-kosmosu-planetarium-torun/): History · With kids · 821 m
- [Aleksandrów Kujawski railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/dworzec-pkp-aleksandrow-kujawski/): Railway station in Centrum, Poland · 16 km
- [Złotoria Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/zamek-w-zlotorii/): History · 6.8 km
- [Chełmno Gate in Brodnica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/brama-chelminska/): City gate of Brodnica, Poland · 61 km
- [Fort VI](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-vi-jaremy-wisniowieckiego/): Fort in Toruń, Poland · 3.4 km
- [Fort VII](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-vii-tadeusza-kosciuszki/): Fort in Toruń, Poland · 3.4 km
- [Fort XV](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xv-henryka-dabrowskiego/): Fort in Toruń, Poland · 3.9 km
- [Kościół Maryi Gwiazdy Nowej Ewangelizacji i św. Jana Pawła II w Toruniu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-najswietszej-maryi-panny-gwiazdy-nowej-ewangeliza/): Church building in Toruń, Poland · 5.0 km
- [Providence of God church in Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-opatrznosci-bozej/): Church building in Toruń, Poland · 3.5 km
- [Muzeum Techniki i Inżynierii Komunalnej Torunia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/muzeum-techniki-i-inzynierii-komunalnej-torunia/): Museum · 2.1 km
- [St. Michael the Archangel Church, Ciechocinek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/st-michael-the-archangel-church-ciechocinek/): Church in Poland · 20 km
- [Dawna siedziba gestapo w Toruniu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/dawna-siedziba-gestapo-w-toruniu/): Historic building · 306 m

And the other 29, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Dawny Kompleks Gazowni i Wodociągów na Podgórzu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/dawny-kompleks-gazowni-i-wodociagow-na-podgorzu/), [Fort I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-i-jana-iii-sobieskiego/), [Fort II](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-ii-stefana-czarnieckiego/), [Fort III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-iii-stanislawa-jablonowskiego/), [Fort IX](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-ix-boleslawa-chrobrego/), [Fort VIII](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-viii-krola-kazimierza-wielkiego/), [Fort X](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-x-bateria-nadbrzezna/), [Fort XI](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xi-stefana-batorego/), [Fort XII](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xii-wladyslawa-jagielly/), [Fort XIII](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xiii-karola-kniaziewicza/), [Fort XIV](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xiv-jozefa-bema/), [Torun Railway Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xvi-kolejowy/), [Fort Przyczółek Mostowy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/fort-xvii-przyczolek-mostowy/), [Water tower in Toruń-Kluczyki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kolejowa-wieza-cisnien/), [Brodnica Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/palac-mankowskich/), [Ruins of castle in Mała Nieszawka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ruiny-zamku-w-malej-nieszawce/), [Czarna Róża](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/czarna-roza/), [Pensjonat Tężniowa 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/pensjonat-tezniowa-6/)
- **Temples**: [Kościół pw. Świętego Michała Archanioła i Błogosławionego Księdza Bronisława Markiewicza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/kosciol-pw-swietego-michala-archaniola-i-blogoslawionego-ksi/)
- **Nature**: [Las Piwnicki Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/rezerwat-las-piwnicki/)
- **With kids**: [Aquapark Olender](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/aquapark-olender/)
- **Stargazing**: [Astrobaza Brodnica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/astrobaza-brodnica/), [Obserwatorium Meteorologiczne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/obserwatorium-meteorologiczne/)
- **Diving**: [Centrum Szkolenia Techniki Nurkowej Akwanauta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/centrum-szkolenia-techniki-nurkowej-akwanauta/)
- **Hiking**: [Szlak Forteczny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-forteczny/), [Szlak im. Stanisława Noakowskiego](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-im-stanislawa-noakowskiego/), [Szlak Martyrologii Narodu Polskiego](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-martyrologii-narodu-polskiego/), [Szlak Mennonitów](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/szlak-mennonitow/), [Toruń - Barbarka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/torun-barbarka/)

## When to go to Toruń

The best time to visit Toruń is **May to October and December**; also possible: January to April and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 51 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 34 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 42 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 35 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 39 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 12 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 32 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 16 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 21 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 21 |

In June there are 16 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 21. In June, 50 of the 53 places are at their best.

When to go to Poland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Toruń

The nearest main airport is Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki), 152 km as the crow flies. How to get around Poland (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.0088%2C18.5912)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.0088%2C18.5912)

## Other towns nearby

- [Boluminek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/boluminek/): 18 places · 26 km
- [Waganiec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/waganiec/): 18 places · 30 km
- [Golub-Dobrzyń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/golub-dobrzyn/): 9 places · 33 km
- [Inowrocław](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/inowroclaw/): 30 places · 34 km
- [Bydgoszcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/bydgoszcz/): 50 places · 41 km
- [Swiecie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/swiecie/): 28 places · 45 km

And all of Poland, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Toruń?

The best known: [Toruń Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/cathedral-church-of-ss-john-the-baptist-and-john-the-evangel/), [Medieval Town of Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/ciudad-medieval-de-torun/), [Leaning Tower of Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/krzywa-wieza/), [Old Town Hall, Toruń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/antiguo-ayuntamiento/), [Institute of Astronomy, NCU](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/polonia/institute-of-astronomy/). In all, 53 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Toruń?

May to October and December; also possible: January to April and November. In June there are 16 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 21.

### How do you get to Toruń?

The nearest main airport is Warsaw Modlin Airport (WMI), 152 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.0088%2C18.5912) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Toruń as the destination and these 53 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).