Warsaw at War 1939-1945: Self-guided Audio Tour

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 10

Audio guideEN

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Walk Warsaw's WW2 streets and uncover stories the city rebuilt from

Warsaw at War 1939-1945 is a self-guided audio tour of World War II sites in Warsaw, Poland, starting just outside the Old Town and covering roughly 3 kilometers in about 90 minutes. You download the tour to the VoiceMap app on your phone, use GPS to navigate, and pause whenever you want to photograph, eat, or explore further—the narration includes sound effects and music, and you keep lifetime access to replay it anytime.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Warsaw's WWII history

Start outside Warsaw Old Town
Walk through Warsaw streets
Learn about the Little Insurgent memorial
Discover Warsaw's WWII struggles
Pause at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
End at Marshall Józef Piłsudski monument

The Experience

The tour begins just outside Warsaw Old Town and moves through the city's layered streets—ancient and modern side by side—to sites most walkers pass without knowing their weight. You'll stop at the Mały Powstaniec, a memorial to child soldiers who died in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, then reach the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which holds ashes and soil from every 20th-century battlefield where Polish soldiers fell. The narration, professionally mastered with integrated sound effects, guides you through the stories of Poland's fight against Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, ending at a monument to Marshall Józef Piłsudski, the statesman and military leader who defeated Lenin's Red Army at Warsaw's gates in 1920.

You control the rhythm entirely. The walk covers about 3 kilometers and takes roughly 90 minutes if you move straight through, but you can stop to visit the Vodka Museum, sit down for lunch at one of the city's restaurants, linger for photographs, or wander into the Saxon Garden without losing your place. The app keeps your GPS location and lets you pick up where you paused. Because the tour is downloaded to your phone, you don't need a data connection once you've set it up, and you can return to any section of the route on a future visit—the lifetime access means you're not locked into one day or one trip.

The tour works for solo travelers, families with children old enough to wear headphones, and small groups walking together. Infants can ride in a stroller or sit on an adult's lap, and the entire route is wheelchair accessible. You'll need your own smartphone with the VoiceMap app installed before you start, and the app itself is free to download; the tour content is what you're purchasing. Nearby public transportation can get you to the starting point, and you're free to grab a snack or visit any museum along the way—those aren't included, but the audio guide will tell you what you're passing and why it matters.

What’s included

The tour includes the VoiceMap app with offline access to audio narration, maps and GPS data.
lifetime access to download and replay the tour whenever you want.
professional audio narration with integrated sound effects and music suitable for all ages.
and wheelchair-accessible routing through all stops.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Is this one for you?This tour suits anyone who wants to explore Warsaw's WW2 history at their own speed without a guide keeping pace—you pause for lunch, photographs or a museum visit, and the app waits. It works for solo travelers, families with children, and small groups walking together, and because the tour is downloaded to your phone, you can return to any section on a future trip.