Place · Podgórze & Schindler's Factory
Ghetto Heroes SquarePlac Bohaterów Getta
A memorial square in Podgórze with 70 large empty chairs for the ghetto's victims: a 10 to 20 minute quiet stop, free and open at all hours.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 15–20 min
- p95 30 min
- Price
- Free
- adult, 2026 estimate
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- any time, in daylight
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Podgórze & Schindler's Factory: painful
- Getting there
- Plac Bohaterów Getta in Podgórze, a short walk from Schindler's Factory
- Free
- Memorial
- Quiet
- Free entry
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Rules in force · 11Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window…Old Town streets are cobbled and Wawel has ramps and steps
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- Kraków ↗Old Town streets are cobbled and Wawel has ramps and steps: large suitcases go from the door to the room, never on a walk.
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Map & directions
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Plan
Open now, what it costs, what to know, how long it takes
Go now?
hours and prices: check on the day- Open
- Hours not on file: check the official site.
- Crowds
Go any time, in daylight
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunQuietest Mon–Thu · busiest Fri–Sun · desk estimate
- Tickets
- Adult: Free
- Time to spend
- 15–20 min · up to 30 min if you linger
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Time on site
Minimum
10min
Worthwhile
15min
Typical
20min
p95
30min
An open public square; there is no closing time.
Tickets & entry
- Where to buy
- No ticket needed.
Inside, in order
The empty chairs
Seventy large bronze chairs stand for the ghetto's victims.
The pharmacy museum on the square
The Eagle Pharmacy on the square tells the story of the ghetto (check hours).
What to see, in order
01
The empty chairs
Seventy large bronze chairs stand for the ghetto's victims.
02
The pharmacy museum on the square
The Eagle Pharmacy on the square tells the story of the ghetto (check hours).
How to do it well
- 1Go after or before Schindler's Factory.
- 2Stand back from the chairs and read the plaques.
- 3Allow 10 to 20 minutes.
Facilities
- toilets
- Cafés nearby (field-verify).
- tickets
- Free.
- shade
- Little on the square.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Plac Bohaterów Getta in Podgórze, a short walk from Schindler's Factory
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- none
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet most of the day; tour groups pass at midday.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
heat
A shaded bench nearby
rain
The nearby pharmacy museum or a café
Nearest rescue anchor: B - Street benches (south, field-verify)
Step-free check
- Step-free entrance: yes · yesnone
- Accessible toilet: no · no
Level paved square.
Combine with
Walk the Podgórze & Schindler's Factory area · the cluster page has the walking order, rescue stops and after-dark notes
Best photo time today
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Red lines
- Keep voices low and do not sit on the chairs or pose for photos.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
Is it worth stopping if I skip the museum?
Yes: it is a short, quiet stop that adds meaning to the district.
Checked 2026-09-29 · Voykit desk
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
Sources
- officialVisit Kraków (official city tourism site)
- secondaryWikivoyage: Kraków