Museums
a former Julia mine with an underground route, a former bathhouse and winding machines from 1911
Water parks and pools
the largest sports and recreation complex in the Sudetes region, with a water park at the foot of Chełmiec
Theatre and opera
a Wałbrzych drama stage with a current repertoire and a section of information for audience members with disabilities
For children
an indoor play-and-learn centre with interactive learning zones for children and teenagers
Museums
historic buildings of a former coal mine, today a private museum of mining and motor sports
Entertainment
an indoor drift go-kart track of 800 square metres inside a shopping centre
professional bowling lanes combined with an Italian restaurant and an outdoor garden
Museums
Neoclassical merchant's residence from 1803, for a century the seat of the Porcelain Museum
For children
an indoor play room with a zone for toddlers under 3 and separate zones for older children
an open-air sports shooting range with training for all levels, including children and young people
Theatre and opera
a square in the city centre with a theatre and an amphitheatre known as the Acropolis, where concerts and open-air films play in summer
Culture
a public library in the historic Pod Czterema Atlantami tenement house on Wałbrzych's Market Square, operating since 1945
a public play and activity room for children next to a fitness club on Wyszyńskiego street
Culture
a branch of the Pod Atlantami Library network in Podzamcze, separate from the main building on the market square
a hall with trampolines, a climbing wall, a Ninja course and an airbag, close to Książ Castle
a play centre in the Victoria Shopping Centre with a ball pit, foam structures and a zone for the youngest children
a pedagogical library at the Wałbrzych market square with access to the digital resources Ibuk Libra and Polona
Entertainment
an indoor bullet shooting range with four lanes, open even without your own firearms licence
Wałbrzych in the rain: mines, a porcelain museum, a water park, play rooms and a bowling alley. See what to do when the weather spoils your plans.
Wałbrzych's industrial history offers the most choice. The Stara Kopalnia Science and Art Centre is the revitalised Julia mine with an industry museum, a ceramics studio, a contemporary art gallery, a tour of the underground and a children's zone. The main Julia shaft, opened in 1867, reaches 611 metres down, and the last coal wagon came up on 20 September 1996. The Teresa mine shows another side: it operated in 1864-1991 and now houses a private museum of mining and motorsport, and its buildings are on the register of monuments. Add the Albertich Palace, a neoclassical palace from 1801-1803 that has housed the municipal museum since 1926, now the Porcelain Museum. The building has two storeys and three wings forming a U-shaped plan.
The youngest have the most options. ExploraPark is an indoor centre where children test physics and sound for themselves, walk through a mirror maze and solve quizzes. The play rooms have separate age zones: Cinema Fun on Andersa Street, Kinderplaneta in the Victoria gallery and Fit Style Kids on Wyszyńskiego Street. Older children can burn off energy at Jump Planet, a trampoline park with the CardioWall, a Ninja course, a climbing wall and an Air Bag cushion. The play rooms and the trampoline park all have separate zones or classes for different age groups. More ideas are under things for children.
Aqua Zdrój is the largest sports facility in the Sudetes, with a water park and pools. The complex stands in the Biały Kamień district at the foot of Chełmiec hill, with a hotel and restaurant on site. At Crazy Carts in the Victoria gallery you can drive drifting go-karts, and at the Kręgielnia-Piaskownica bowling alley you can bowl and have dinner from an Italian menu. The indoor Bunkier range on Sportowa Street has four 25-metre lanes and welcomes people without a firearms permit. The other range, Żelazna, is outdoors, so in the rain choose Bunkier.
The Jerzy Szaniawski Drama Theatre runs a current repertoire, and tickets can be bought online. The theatre stands by Theatre Square, which also has an amphitheatre and a sports hall. It is quiet in the Pod Atlantami Library, in a historic house on the Market Square, open since 1945. Wałbrzych's libraries also include a branch of the Lower Silesian Pedagogical Library at Market Square 6 and the Multimedia Library Branch in Podzamcze.
In the morning pick the place where you will spend the most time: a mine tour or a visit to the water park. After lunch something active fits, such as go-karts, bowling or trampolines, and at the end a calm stop, such as a play or the library. Most places on this page share the "Na deszcz" tag, but always check opening hours and entry rules with the organiser.
At the indoor Crazy Carts track in the Victoria gallery. It covers 800 square metres and uses drifting go-karts. Drivers must be at least 4 years old and weigh up to 90 kilograms.
Yes. The Cinema Fun and Kinderplaneta play rooms have a separate zone for children under three, plus zones for older children.
Yes. Stara Kopalnia offers a tour of the underground and an industry museum, and Teresa has a museum of mining and motorsport.
No. The complex includes a water park, a sports and events area with pools, a hotel, a restaurant and a conference centre.
Check the Drama Theatre's repertoire. More ideas are on attractions in Wałbrzych and in the overview rainy day attractions in Lower Silesia.
