Warsaw is the capital of Poland, in here Palac Kultury i Nauki is the landmark of Warsaw. Often abbreviated as Culture Palace or Palac Kultury i Nauki. With a height of 231 m, this is the tallest building in Warsaw that said could be seen from all over the city (if weather is sunny).
Although these is the landmark, in fact the Polish people themselves do not like this building because this building was a gift from Joseph Stalin when Poland was still under the grip of the Soviet Union.
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Auschwitz camp consists of two broad areas: Auschwitz I, which was once a concentration camp and is now a Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau which is an extension of the concentration camps and serve as forced labor and extermination camps. About 1.5 million Jews, Poles, Gypsy, and prisoners of war murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau, made this place famous as a center of genocide by Nazi Germany. No wonder there is a warning that children under the age of 14 are advised not to visit this place.
Some ways to get to from downtown Krakow Autschwitz are by:
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Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka is real salt mine which naturally formed 15 million years ago and even now it still works. The mine consists of 9 floors located 64-237 meters below the ground. Visitors can see up to the 3rd floor only (approximately 150 meters below ground), but even that’s very admirable. Statues, lamps chandeliers, carvings on the wall all made of salt! Who makes it? Well, the miners of the past who worked in these mines. Be this place is a mix of natural wonders and cultural arts of man.
In the language of Poland, the Wieliczka salt mine is called Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka. Not far from Krakow, the place is easily reached by public bus No. 304 which departs from the stop Główny Krakow (Galeria Krakowska street opposite Kurniki) and go straight at the stop Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka. Cheap bus ticket, only 3 zloty and depart every 20 minutes. Krakow stayed behind to ride the bus again with the opposite route.
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Kazimierz (Jewish Quarter) is the former Jewish district, so don’t be surprised if the atmosphere of the streets of Kazimierz not as elegant as Krakow Old Town, but this is one of important corner in the city of Krakow. Enjoy a different atmosphere by visiting the Old Synagogue (Stara Synagoga), synagogue / place of worship of the Jews as the name implies has a very old (built 15th century) and now no longer functioning. Admission 8 zloty, and for men should cover her head with a hat (you can rent at the ticket box) when entering this synagogue.
In Kazimierz is indeed a lot of the synagogue, for example Temple Synagogue, Isaac’s Synagogue cemetery even Jew (New Jewish Cemetery). Before World War II, Poland was one country in Europe that many of his Jewish population, so no wonder Jewish history was kept well in this country. Do not be surprised also that many descendants of Jews from Europe or America to come here for pilgrimage.
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Warsaw is the capital of Poland, in here Palac Kultury i Nauki is the landmark of Warsaw. Often abbreviated as Culture Palace or Palac Kultury i Nauki. With a height of 231 m, this is the tallest building in Warsaw that said could be seen from all over the city (if weather is sunny). 
