We are on a cruise and have one day in Gdansk. If we go to Stutthof Concentration will that take our entire day? Is it worth it? Should we take a tour or just go ourselves? We have traveled a lot so I'm not sure we need a tour unless you think it is worth it.
Thank you!
I agree, Gdansk is such a lovely city, just walking around you can enjoy yourself. Don’t forget to eat a donut.
Great! Thank you so much. We will stay in Gdansk
Allow me to warn you about how time-consuming two of the (wonderful) local museums can be if you are interested in their subject matter. The Solidarity Center took me well over half a day, and the new World War II Museum was 20 hours. I realize the latter was extreme, but it's an indication of how much English-language information (and English-subtitled video) is available at that museum. If you can allow only an hour or two to see one of those museums, I'd generally recommend the Solidarity Center, because I believe a short visit to the WW II Museum would be more difficult to strategize. I also ran into a bit of a wait at the ticket counter of the WW II Museum on one of my visits. Perhaps because it is relatively new, it's getting a lot of visitors.
If you're more into seeing pretty things, there's an amber museum in the historic center that I liked. Gdansk is so gorgeous that it's great just to walk up and down the streets.
We didn't have time for the Solidarity Museum, but the WWII museum in Gdansk is outstanding!
Hi Denise,
There are so many other great things to do in Gdansk: Museum of the Second World War, European Solidarity Centre, Amber Museum, Uphagen's House - those are just a few top places.
If you have just one day, then Stutthof Concentration camp would be a waste of time. I know it's all about personal preferences, but Gdansk is too beautiful to go to a nearby concentration camp.
You can check other places to visit in Gdansk here: https://overhere.eu/blog/complete-guide-all-best-gdansk-attractions/
