University City and Scientific Kraków

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Biblioteka Główna AGH

   ~3 min here

   Biblioteka Główna AGH is the main academic library of Kraków’s University of Science and Technology, built around the sciences and engineering taught there.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Lokomotywa AGH Ty2-559

   ~3 min here

   The huge engine beside AGH’s Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science is Ty2-559, a preserved freight steam locomotive displayed as a technical monument.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Biblioteka Jagiellońska

   ~3 min here

   Biblioteka Jagiellońska is the Jagiellonian University’s library, housed here at 22 Adam Mickiewicz Avenue.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Collegium Minus

   ~3 min here

   Collegium Minus is one of the University of Kraków’s oldest buildings, and its story starts as an ordinary urban house rather than a purpose-built college.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Ogród Profesorski

   ~3 min here

   At Jagiellońska 17, Ogród Profesorski is a compact, roughly 0.15-hectare university garden on Kraków’s Old Town.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Muzeum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

   ~1 hr here

   The Jagiellonian University Museum fills Collegium Maius, at the corner of Saint Anne and Jagiellońska Streets.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Muzeum Farmacji UJ

   ~1 hr here

   Muzeum Farmacji UJ, on Floriańska Street, takes you into the history of medicines and the tools used to prepare them.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Budynek katedry historii medycyny

   ~3 min here

   Here is Budynek katedry historii medycyny, the building named for a department concerned with the history of medicine.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Ogród Botaniczny Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

   ~3 min here

   Beyond the gates lies the Jagiellonian University Botanic Garden, a living collection spread across 9.6 hectares on Kopernika Street.

10. 10

    

    Stop 10: Muzeum Inżynierii i Techniki

    ~1 hr here

    At number fifteen on Świętego Wawrzyńca Street, Muzeum Inżynierii i Techniki is Kraków’s municipal Museum of Engineering and Technology, set in historic Kazimierz.

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