1. LORETTO MARIAN SHRINE
The Loretto Marian Shrine dates back to 1928. On 27 March 1929, the official name of the town was changed to Loretto, referring to the shrine in Loreto, Italy. In 1981, a statue of Our Lady of Loreto was brought to Polish Loretto—a faithful copy of the statue at the shrine in Loreto, Italy.
Mass: Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00; weekdays at 6:30
Open:
- Mon–Fri, 07:00–18:00
- admission: free
2. KAROL FERDINAND VASA PARK AND OBELISK IN WYSZKÓW
In the second half of the 16th century, Plock Bishop Piotr Dunin Wolski ordered a grand manor built. It later became Karol Ferdinand Vasa’s favorite place. Jan Kazimierz funded the surviving obelisk commemorating him; Italian architect Jan Baptysta Gisleni, court architect to the Vasas, designed it.
- opening hours: open 24 hours
- admission: free
3. WHISTLE MUSEUM IN GWIZDAŁY
The Whistle Museum was established in May 1999. The idea was proposed by Witold Tchórzewski, a radiologist and collector from Warsaw, who donated 52 whistles to start the collection. Today, the museum has around 1,500 whistles and other exhibits.
Open:
- Mon–Fri, 08:00–18:00; weekends by prior arrangement
- admission: free
4. ARMORY MUSEUM AT LIW CASTLE
The castle was built in the 15th century as a border watchtower. Today it is one of Poland’s largest arms museums, displaying edged, firearm and pole weapons from the 15th to the 20th century. It also hosts temporary exhibitions featuring other museums’ collections and local artists’ works. Each year, the castle hosts the International Flavours Tournament on the Grand Lithuanian High Road and the International Knights’ Tournament at Liw Castle.
Open:
- Tue–Fri, 10:00–16:00; Sat: 10:00–18:00; Sun & holidays, 11:00–18:00 (May–September)
- Tue–Sat, 10:00–16:00; Sun & holidays, 11:00–16:00 (October–April)
- admission: regular 10 PLN, reduced 7 PLN
5.MARIA ŻYWIRSKA OPEN-AIR MUSEUM, BRAŃSZCZYK
The Brańszczyk open-air museum was established in 2015 by the local government as a tribute to “tradition and centuries-old rural culture”. It preserves buildings and objects linked to the history and culture of the White Kurpie, a group with unique costumes and customs formed by 18th-century settlers from the Green Kurpie, a region in northern Mazovia. It comprises a wooden cottage, log barn, smithy and well.
- Visits are possible by prior arrangement with the museum curator
- admission: free
6. PALACE IN STARA WIEŚ
A neo-Gothic palace probably built in the late 16th century, later rebuilt and modernized several times. Open to organized groups by prior reservation.
7. MUSEUM OF WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIEDLCE REGION IN NOWA SUCHA
In Nowa Sucha, 25 km from Siedlce, stands a Baroque manor with corner chambers, built in 1743 by Ignacy Cieszkowski, castellan of Liw. A Neoclassical portico was added in 1843. In the late 1980s, Prof. Marek Kwiatkowski, then director of the Royal Łazienki, became its custodian and restored it. Twenty buildings were moved beside the restored manor: wooden cottages, a Dutch windmill, inn, farm buildings and another manor from Rudzienko.
Open:
- Tue–Sun, 10:00–15:00
- admission: tickets 4–5 PLN
8. PRIVATE FOLK ART MUSEUM IN ZAMBRZYNIEC
The gallery, housed in a barn, presents local visual art and crafts, as well as literature, folk tradition, regional culture and the value of “forgotten” trades. Its workshops are led by renowned creators and folk artists and are increasingly popular. The museum is open from May to November.
Open:
- Mon–Sat, 10:00–18:00; Sun, 14:00–18:00
- admission: free
9.TREBLINKA STRUGGLE & MARTYRDOM MUSEUM
Two German camps—a labor and an extermination camp—operated in 1941–1944 and 1942–1943, respectively, in forests by the Bug River and Siedlce–Małkinia railway, near Poniatowo. The name derives from the railway station 6 km away.
Open:
- Mon–Sun, 09:00–19:00
- admission: 6 PLN
10. CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN WĘGRÓW
Minor Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Peter, Paul, Andrew and Catherine. Originally a 16th-century Gothic parish church, it was rebuilt in Baroque style by Carlo Ceroni in 1703–1706. The basilica houses the famous Twardowski Mirror.
- Sundays and holidays: 7:30, 9:00 (for youth), 10:30, 12:00 (for children), 16:00 (not held during holidays), 18:00;
- Weekdays: 6:30, 7:00 (8:00 on first Fridays), 7:30 (16:00 on first Fridays), 18:00
11.TŁUSZCZ RAILWAY WATER TOWER & LOCOMOTIVE MONUMENTS
Tłuszcz’s history is closely linked to railways. The town developed rapidly after the Petersburg–Warsaw Railway opened in 1862. New homes and railway workshops gradually appeared. To operate properly, the engine depot needed water supplies. Thus, two wooden water towers were built near the station in the 19th century, and a third near the locomotive shed. The one now considered the town’s landmark was built in 1921. Railway enthusiasts will also appreciate two rare locomotives: Ty2-220, a 1943 steam engine, and the 1958 Hutnik 4010 locomotive.
- opening hours: open 24 hours
- admission: free
12. KINO ŁOCHÓW
Kino Łochów is located in the Municipal and Communal Culture Centre at 22 1 Maja Street in Łochów. Tickets are available at the box office before the screening or at https://iframe161.biletyna.pl/
Open:
- hours: per cinema schedule
- admission: 2D—PLN 16 standard, PLN 14 reduced; 3D—PLN 18 standard, PLN 16 reduced
13. STAJNIA KALISKA
Stajnia Kaliska is located in the small village of Kaliska, in Łochów municipality. It is an organic farm and agritourism centre, and part of Poland’s first network of ecotourism farms. The stable lies on the riverbank, far from the bustle of civilisation. It offers horse-riding lessons for all levels.
Open:
- Mon–Sun, 10:00–19:00
- admission: PLN 35/30 min in arena/on lunge; PLN 50/hour in arena/on trail
14. ZWIERZYNIEC „EUROSTRUŚ”
The zoo is part of “Wypoczynek w EUROSTRUŚ”, a picturesque spot in Borzychy, Węgrów County, home to many delightful animals, mainly egg-laying species. African ostriches tower above them, but you will also find hens, ducks, geese, quails, guinea fowl, pheasants, turkeys, peacocks and many other interesting animals. Tours take place with a guide who shows visitors around and talks about the zoo’s residents.
- opening hours: daily in season, 10:00–18:00; off-season, by prior arrangement with the owner
- admission: std PLN12, red PLN10, family 2+2 PLN40
15. SOWIA GÓRA (VIEWPOINT)
Sowia Góra lies just beyond Jarnice, on the right. It is a fairly high hill overlooking the Liwiec valley and a large, regular bend in the river.
16. PUSZCZA KAMIENIECKA
The Kamieniecka Forest lies on both sides of the Liwiec, on the Bug's right bank. Centuries ago, it belonged to the Mazovian dukes, who had a hunting lodge in nearby Kamieńczyk. Hence its name.
Discover local attractions on a virtual tour: http://badzmy.razem.przewodnikvr.pl/
