Krakow
People who shaped the city
Residents, visitors and the occasional passing genius — each with the addresses where their story is still standing.
Politics
Andrzej Duda
- Wawel Castle
Augustus II the Strong
- Wawel Cathedral
John Paul II
- Church of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe in Mistrzejowice
- Cistercian Abbey in Mogiła
- Muzeum Katedralne im. Jana Pawła II na Wawelu
Lech Kaczyński
- Wawel Cathedral
Maria Kaczyńska
- Wawel Cathedral
Oskar Schindler
- Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Saint Casimir
- Wawel Castle
Stephen Báthory
- Wawel Castle
Tadeusz Kościuszko
- Kościuszko Mound
Vladimir Lenin
- Avenue of Roses and the Former Lenin Monument Site
Władysław I the Elbow-high
- Wawel Cathedral
Władysław Sikorski
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Amon Göth
- Amon Göth's Villa
Bogdan Włosik
- Bogdan Włosik Memorial
- Grębałów Cemetery
Casimir III the Great
- Church of St. Catherine and St. Margaret
- St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków
Casimir IV Jagiellon
- Holy Cross Chapel and the Tomb of Casimir IV
- Sandomierska Tower
- Wawel Cathedral
Eric of Pomerania
- Danish Tower
Jadwiga I of Poland
- Shrine of Saint Queen Jadwiga and the Black Crucifix
- Wawel Cathedral
Jan Karski
- Jan Karski Memorial Bench
John III Sobieski
- Wawel Castle
- Wawel Cathedral
Józef Piłsudski
- Józef Piłsudski’s Crypt beneath the Silver Bells Tower
- Wawel Cathedral
Justus Ludwik Decius
- Villa Decius
Kazimierz Jancarz
- Church of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe in Mistrzejowice
Queen Jadwiga of Poland
- Collegium Maius
Róża Rock
- Former Jewish Orphanage on Dietla Street
- New Jewish Cemetery
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów
- Shrine of Saint Stanislaus
Sigismund I the Old
- Sigismund Bell
- Sigismund Chapel
- Wawel Cathedral
Sigismund III Vasa
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul and National Pantheon
- Wawel Alchemy Room
Władysław II Jagiełło
- Collegium Maius
- Wawel Cathedral
Literature
Georg Trakl
- Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
Santa Faustina Kowalska
- Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Stanisław Lem
- MOCAK, Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Adam Mickiewicz
- National Bards crypt of the Wawel
- Wawel Cathedral
Czesław Miłosz
- Crypt of Merit at Skałka
- House of Writers on Krupnicza Street
Dagny Juel
- Przybyszewski House at 53 Karmelicka
Ignacy Maciejowski
- Maciejowski Literary Salon
Jan Długosz
- Crypt of Merit at Skałka
- Jan Długosz House
Juliusz Słowacki
- Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
- Wawel Cathedral
Lucjan Rydel
- Rakowicki Cemetery
- Rydlówka
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
- Kossakówka
Moses Isserles
- Remuh Cemetery
Nathan Nata Spira
- Remuh Cemetery
Piotr Skarga
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul and National Pantheon
- St. Mary Magdalene Square
Sarah Schenirer
- First Bais Yaakov School
Shlomo Halberstam
- Former Bobov Hasidic Prayer House
Sławomir Mrożek
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul and National Pantheon
- House of Writers on Krupnicza Street
Stanisław Przybyszewski
- Przybyszewski House at 53 Karmelicka
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński
- Bagatela Theatre
- Jama Michalika
- Pareński Palace
Tadeusz Różewicz
- Scena STU Theatre
Wincenty Kadłubek
- Dragon's Den
Wisława Szymborska
- House of Writers on Krupnicza Street
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Visual art
Antoni Wiwulski
- Grunwald Monument
Bronisław Chromy
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Memorial to the Dog Dżok
- Wawel Dragon Statue
Chris Schwarz
- Galicia Jewish Museum
Feliks Jasieński
- Manggha
- Rakowicki Cemetery
- Zacherlowska Townhouse
Ignacy Krieger
- New Jewish Cemetery
Irena Weiss
- Wojciech and Irena Weiss House
Jacek Malczewski
- Crypt of Merit at Skałka
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Jan Matejko
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Jan Matejko House
- Jan Matejko Manor in Krzesławice
Jerzy Skarżyński
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Kraków YMCA Building
Józef Mehoffer
- Former Paon Café Site
- House Under the Globe
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Marian Konieczny
- Avenue of Roses and the Former Lenin Monument Site
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Maurycy Gottlieb
- New Jewish Cemetery
Olga Boznańska
- Historic Studio of Olga Boznańska
Stanisław Wyspiański
- Crypt of Merit at Skałka
- Czynciel House and the Lost Na Barszczowem Studio
- Former Paon Café Site
Stefan Dousa
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Nowa Huta Cross and Millennium School
Veit Stoss
- Holy Cross Chapel and the Tomb of Casimir IV
Włodzimierz Tetmajer
- Rydlówka
Wojciech Kossak
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Kossakówka
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Wojciech Weiss
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
- Wojciech and Irena Weiss House
Architecture
Adolf Siódmak
- The Grey House
Andrzej Uniejewski
- Former Światowid Cinema
- Former Świt Cinema
Bartolomeo Berrecci
- Sigismund Chapel
- Wawel Castle
Benjamin Torbe
- Lednitzer Prayer House
Bronisław Szulewski
- Park Ratuszowy
Franciszek Mączyński
- Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- House Under the Globe
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Henryk Lamensdorf
- Solomon Deiches Prayer House
Janusz Ingarden
- Central Square of Nowa Huta
- Swedish Block
Józef Gołąb
- Nowa Huta Cross and Millennium School
Kazimierz Łatak
- Ghetto Heroes Square
Łazarz Rock
- Kowea Itim le-Tora Prayer House
Marta Ingarden
- Swedish Block
Nachman Kopald
- Hevre at the Former Chevra Tehilim Prayer House
- New Jewish Cemetery
Piotr Lewicki
- Ghetto Heroes Square
Romuald Loegler
- Centrum E Housing Estate
Stanisław Gabriel Żeleński
- Kraków Stained Glass Workshop and Museum
Tadeusz Ptaszycki
- Central Square of Nowa Huta
- Rakowicki Cemetery
- Stefan Żeromski Hospital
Teodor Talowski
- Festina Lente House
- House Under the Singing Frog
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Witold Cęckiewicz
- Divine Mercy Church in Wzgórza Krzesławickie
Music
Marek Grechuta
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Adam Makowicz
- Former Helikon Jazz Club
Andrzej Kurylewicz
- Former Ferster Family Apartment
Dave Brubeck
- Former Helikon Jazz Club
- Former Rotunda Culture Centre
Ewa Demarczyk
- Klub Żaczek
- Piwnica pod Baranami
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
- Grunwald Monument
Jacek Kaczmarski
- Klub Żaczek
Janusz Muniak
- Jazz Club U Muniaka
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Jerzy Matuszkiewicz
- Kraków YMCA Building
Ken Vandermark
- Alchemia
Krzysztof Komeda
- Former Ferster Family Apartment
- Former Helikon Jazz Club
- Piwnica pod Baranami
Krzysztof Penderecki
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul and National Pantheon
Leopold Kozłowski
- New Jewish Cemetery
Leszek Możdżer
- Former Rotunda Culture Centre
- Jazz Club U Muniaka
Mordechai Gebirtig
- Mordechai Gebirtig House
Peter Brötzmann
- Alchemia
Tomasz Stańko
- Pod Jaszczurami Student Club
Zbigniew Seifert
- Pod Jaszczurami Student Club
- Rakowicki Cemetery
other
Bronisław Malinowski
- National Museum in Kraków
John II Casimir Vasa
- Wawel Cathedral
Sigismund II Augustus
- Wawel Cathedral
Stanisław Leszczyński
- Wawel Castle
Władysław III of Poland
- Wawel Cathedral
Science
Nicolaus Copernicus
- Collegium Maius
Stefan Banach
- Collegium Maius
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Aleksander Bieberstein
- Site of the Ghetto Infectious-Diseases Hospital
Helena Rubinstein
- Helena Rubinstein’s Family House
Seweryn Udziela
- Ethnographic Museum in the Kazimierz Town Hall
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Film
Andrzej Wajda
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
Jerzy Stuhr
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Steven Spielberg
- Józefa 12 Courtyard
- Liban Quarry
- Szeroka Street
Piotr Ożański
- Plac Przy Poczcie
Acting
Bartosz Szydłowski
- Łaźnia Nowa Theatre
Jan Kurczab
- Former Nurt Workers’ Theatre Site
- Rakowicki Cemetery
Krzysztof Jasiński
- Scena STU Theatre
Piotr Skrzynecki
- Piwnica pod Baranami
- Rakowicki Cemetery
- Vis-à-Vis
Sport
Robert Kubica
- Planty Park
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.