Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek — Attraction in gmina Olsztynek

Great insight into a rural Poland (and other regions: Prussia, Latvia, Lithuania, etc.) of the 19th and 20th century.

Potentially not the most intriguing place to visit but surely a fantastic opportunity to see the differences between city and farm living that still exists to this day.

Great collection of jaw dropping props you can see, smell and touch for yourself.

An affordable place and an inspiring setup to understand the differences between some coexisting cultures. A decent 3-4 hours will see you through the most at a walking pace.

Only complain is the lack of English plaques. Some basic info is in 3 languages: German, Polish and English, but the main storytelling element is only provided in...

Among the museum objects there are cottages from Powiśle, Warmia, Masuria, Sambia and Little Lithuania. The interiors of peasant huts are available for tourists. Inside you will see for example small beds, bouquets of dried flowers and herbs, tables and traditional chairs, former kitchen appliances and even woven tablecloths. On the vast area there are also windmills, a mill driven by a water wheel, domestic animals, charming little churches, inns, a stable, barns, dovecote, hunting pulpit, an oil mill, a smithy and a number of other rural buildings. In total, there are several dozen objects from the 18th, 19th and...

I've been to quite a view of these open-air museums in Poland, and this is one of the best. It's a very large site with a wonderful collection of mainly 19th-century buildings. It's very well-established with a modern information centre, gift shop, karczma and cafe. There is limited information in English on the outsides of each building, but I would like to have seen more inside. Some buildings also had guides standing inside them in costumes, but most didn't say anything (even in Polish) unless we asked them. Nevertheless, it's highly recommended and still one of the best...