Attractions in the city of Wrocław: Hydropolis – knowledge center about water

A great destination in Wroclaw for adults and children, especially for a bad weather day in Wroclaw – when it’s raining or it’s too cold or too hot to stay outside.

You can learn about water from different perspectives – the evolution of life in water, water animals’ camouflage techniques, deep sea creatures, the bathyscaphe, the states of water, and water engineering. The Hydropolis Center was opened in 2015 – it’s very modern, full of multimedia technologies, installations, touch screens, etc. Hydropolis includes interactive installations dedicated to kids as well as a relaxation zone – a room with deckchairs and jungle sounds, designed as a garden.

What is available in English in Hydropolis?

The whole website content
The staff speak good English
The exhibition is fully translated into English (including exhibit descriptions and film subtitles)

How to get to Hydropolis?

Hydropolis is located in a historic, 19th-century underground water tank formerly used as a tank providing water to the citizens of Wroclaw, it’s located 2,5 km from the Old Town
By car: there are several parking lots around the Hydropolis
By bus: 920, D, 145, 146, 149
By tram: 3, 4, 5, 16, 33, 70

Tickets to Hydropolis

Current info about tickets prices on the Hydropolis website
Children up to 3 free entrance
It can be crowded during weekends – it is recommended to buy tickets online to skip the line
You can pay with a card at the ticket office

Opening hours at Hydropolis

Monday – Friday 9 am – 6 pm
Saturday – Sunday 10 am – 8 pm

Other information

There is a nice gift shop with science books for children, toys, and educational games
After or before visiting Hydropolis, you could take the opportunity and ride with a Polinka cable car over the Oder river. The car looks exactly like a mountain gondola! The Polinka stop is located only 300 meter-walk from Hydropolis. The ride takes about 2-3 minutes, a cable car goes about seven meters above the water. To ride you need a regular bus ticket which you can buy from the machine located at the station (you can pay with a card). To locate the station, enter Polinka into Google maps. More about the Polinka cable car
There is a cafe inside the building
Hydropolis Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

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What to do in Wroclaw: Hydropolis knowledge center about water

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