Go beneath Kraków’s Main Market Square to explore the Rynek Underground Museum, where the medieval city is revealed through relics, trade routes, and scenes of daily life. The experience then moves above ground, uncovering the city’s darker past through stories of crime, punishment, and long-forgotten mysteries.

Highlights:

• Learn from an expert guide who vividly brings Kraków’s past to life

• Explore the city’s medieval history beneath the Main Market Square

• See detailed reconstructions, original artifacts, and ancient burial sites

• Walk streets once shaped by crime, executioners, and superstition

• Listen to gripping tales of torture, betrayal, and medieval justice

This distinctive experience blends history with mystery to create a truly memorable journey. Discover medieval life beneath Kraków’s streets, then explore the city’s darker legends above ground—ideal for curious travelers drawn to history with an eerie edge.

Itinerary:

Rynek Underground Museum / 1h30min / Admission Ticket Included

Explore Kraków’s best-kept secret—hidden just beneath your feet! With skip-the-line entry to the Rynek Underground Museum, you’ll explore a fascinating archaeological world where centuries of history come alive.

Follow your expert guide through atmospheric tunnels under the Main Market Square, lined with remnants of old streets, stalls, and medieval trade relics. Hear stories of merchants, craftsmen, and travelers who once filled this thriving marketplace.

Cutting-edge multimedia exhibits—holograms, sounds, and projections—recreate the lively rhythm of the Middle Ages. You’ll feel the hum of trade, the clatter of carts, and the heartbeat of a city that never stopped evolving.

Old Town / 10min  / Admission Ticket Free

Your journey continues at St. Mary’s Basilica, where your guide reveals the darker stories tied to this sacred place, once surrounded by a cemetery where wrongdoers faced harsh medieval punishments.

As you follow the historic streets of Szpitalna and Floriańska, you’ll walk through the very locations where some of Kraków’s most shocking crimes were committed. Tales of murder, betrayal, and unsolved mysteries emerge from behind the façades of these centuries-old buildings.

Near the Reformed Monastery, you’ll hear about its hidden underground chambers, preserved mummies, and the eerie “Death Bell” once rung for the dying, adding a chilling layer to Kraków’s monastic past.

The atmospheric Szczepański Square brings stories of haunted palaces, legendary alchemists, and curses said to linger for generations. Ghostly legends and strange experiments blend with the elegant architecture surrounding the square.

Your experience concludes in the Main Market Square, where justice in medieval Kraków was often a public spectacle. Here, you’ll uncover the grim world of executioners, the tools of torture once used on prisoners, and the terrifying stories that still echo through the city’s most famous plaza.

This unique tour combines history and mystery for an unforgettable experience. Discover how Krakow’s underground tells the story of daily life in the Middle Ages — and how its surface still echoes with legends of crime and punishment. Perfect for curious travelers who love history with a dark twist.

Meeting point:  Rynek Underground Museum, Rynek Glowny 1, 31-042 Krakow, Poland. Meet your guide  near the entrance to the Rynek Underground Museum. They will Rynek Undergound Museum Tour sign. (click to go to the Google maps)    

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