Museums
a museum in a historic tram depot with the Stoewer collection and a motoring science centre
Parks and nature
park of 1973 on the former Majdański Cemetery, with ancient beeches, yews and a layout of cemetery paths
Churches and monasteries
modernist church from 1936, formerly Protestant, with mosaics in the chancel
Places of remembrance
former cemetery from around 1820, now a park, with the entrance gate from Niemierzyńska Street preserved
Historic sites
a station from 1924-1929 in the heritage register, today without passenger services
Things to do in Niebuszewo-Bolinko: a tram depot museum, an arboretum with centuries-old yews and a modernist church from 1936.
Niebuszewo-Bolinko is a northern district of Szczecin with technical heritage, green space laid out on former cemeteries and good options for a rainy day. The six places are close enough to combine two or three in a single walk.
Two places under a roof work best: the museum in the former tram depot and the climbing centre. Both are in Niebuszewo-Bolinko, and they suit different moods: one teaches, the other lets you burn off energy.
Muzeum Techniki i Komunikacji w Szczecinie (Museum of Technology and Transport) occupies a listed tram depot on ulica Niemierzyńska. You will see Szczecin vehicles and trams, and in the Motoeksperymentarium interactive stations about how vehicles are built and how to stay safe on the road. Among the exhibits is a simulator of the Konstal 105Na tram, so children and transport enthusiasts both get something out of it. The second option is Big Wall, a climbing centre with a rope wall of up to 15 metres, a bouldering area, a small gym and a cafe. You can hire equipment on site, and beginners can start with a belaying course, since belaying skills are needed for rope climbing.
You will find walks and architecture in three places: the arboretum, the church from the 1930s and the former railway station. All can be seen from outside at no cost, and the arboretum simply opens onto an avenue.
Ogród Dendrologiczny im. Stefana Kownasa (Stefan Kownas Arboretum) covers 15.5 hectares between ulica Niemierzyńska, ulica Żupańskiego and ulica Słowackiego. The former Majdański Cemetery became a park in the early 1970s, and the terrace and paths still give away its earlier purpose. As you stroll you pass old beeches, a collection of over three hundred yews and boulders left by a glacier. Nearby, at Słowackiego 1a, stands Kościół Najświętszego Zbawiciela w Szczecinie (Church of the Most Holy Saviour), built in 1936 as the Protestant Heilandskirche and Catholic since 1946. It is a single-nave modernist building with a tower to the left of the nave, listed as a monument.
Railway fans can look at Dworzec Niebuszewo w Szczecinie on ulica Elizy Orzeszkowej 28. The station complex from 1924-1929 has had no passenger service since 2002, and the building has been adapted for shops and services. The interiors are not meant for sightseeing, but you can easily look at the building and the forecourt.
Cmentarz Oświęcimski w Szczecinie (Oświęcimski Cemetery) is a former municipal cemetery laid out around 1820 and known until 1945 as Neuer Grabower Friedhof. It lies between ulica Niemierzyńska and the railway line. Since around 1980 it has been a park, and the entrance gate has survived. Visit it with respect for the place, separately from the rest of your walk.
Two: the Museum of Technology and Transport and Big Wall. Both offer indoor space and enough to do for a longer visit, including for families with children.
The arboretum is a city park marked as free, so it is an easy stop for a walk without planning. You can enter from ulica Niemierzyńska, ulica Żupańskiego or ulica Słowackiego.
The easiest combination is the museum on ulica Niemierzyńska plus the arboretum, since they are in the same area. Add the church on ulica Słowackiego and the station on ulica Orzeszkowej as short stops.
No, equipment can be hired on site. Rope climbing requires belaying skills, and beginners can take a course.
