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It is an armoured fort, the only one of its kind in Central Europe, one of the most interesting and valuable monuments of 19th-century defence and military architecture in all of Europe. Built in the years 1888-1892 as part of the Prussian (German) expansion, in the years 1960-1991, it housed the Central Imported Wine Cellars. The attraction is run by dedicated volunteers, the Historical Reconstruction Group "Rex". You can enter one of the main armament, a 210-mm howitzer - the heaviest artillery of the fortress, see army barracks, walk 11-m-deep, 170-m-long tunnels, climb the 'stairway to heaven' containing one of the remaining lookout. To this day, 3 howitzer towers have survived.
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Zamek w Złotoria
Built in 1343 it was one of the most important locale during the conflicts between Poland and the Teutonic Knights and is now in ruins. A picturesque setting only metres from the Visła river.
Built in the late 19th and early 20th century east of the Old Town, is a specific combination of residential and military architecture. St. Catherine's church is located at Wilhelmstadt's main square; with its over 80-m-high tower it remains the highest building in Toruń.
Teatr Baj Pomorski
Puppet theatre.
Ruiny zamku krzyżackiego
An outdoor museum. One of the first Teutonic Knights' castles in Poland, built already in 13th century. It was extended and rebuild through 14th-15th centuries. In 1454, the Toruń citizens demolished the castle, and that was the beginning of a war between Poland and Teutonic Knights. Then the castle served as a bastion and garbage dump. In 1950s the castle was unearthed, as until then the whole ground floor was covered by earth and litter. The best preserved part is so-called gdanisko, used by Teutonic Knights as toilet tower.
Excellent panorama from left bank of the river Vistula. Vantage point on Kępa Bazarowa island is accessible by foot or by bus from pl. Rapackiego (Rapacki Sq.)
Katedra świętych Janów
Main church of the city in the Medieval times, built during 14th and 15th centuries, since 1996 cathedral of Toruń Diocese. Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was christened here. On its tower hangs Tuba Dei bell from 1500, one of the largest Medieval bells in Europe. The interior is partly renovated, and work continued in 2013. Now the Gothic stellar vault in the nave is restored. The furnishings and decorations are witnesses of history of religion in Toruń - besides Gothic wall paintings and fresco from 1380 you can see some epitaphs from Protestant era, but the most prominent are Baroque and Rococo altars founded by Jesuit Order in the 18th century. The church hosts occasional concerts with performers from around Europe. Entrance is not free, additional fees apply for taking photos and filming. On the southern exterior of the tower is the Digitus Dei clock 'the finger of God', as only an hour hand shaped as a pointing finger denotes the time.