| Tourist attractions, recreational facilities
MUSEUMS
the Museum at 11 Zygmunta Augusta Boulevard
MONUMENTS
- St Nicholas's Cathedral (12th-14th c), Gothic art inside
- Our Lady's Church, post-Dominican, Catholic for many years, later Protestant, now the Art Centre – El Gallery
- the Marketplace Gate: remains of the former city fortifications (the lower part of a tower dating from 1319)
- the Holy Spirit Monastery complex and Hospital, built in 1242, now the Municipal Library, with a large collection of old printings
SCULPTURES
- the statue of Theseus (in front of the Elzam hotel, 2 Słowiański Square, Elbląg), a 310-cm-high white marble sculpture by Martin Wolf (late 19th c)
- the statue of Achilles (in the square in front of the City Office building, 1 Łączności St, Elbląg, a 150-cm-high white marble sculpture by Ernest Herter (1886)
- spatial forms – about 40 metal sculptures scattered all over the city, made during five Spatial Form Biennials between 1965 and 1973 by various artists, including M. Abakanowicz, Z. Gostomski, H. Stażewski
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
Pheasant Park (Park Bażantarnia), Chrobry Mountain (Góra Chrobrego), Goose Mountain (Gęsia Góra), Valley Park (Park Dolinka)
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
Sports stadiums (8 Agrikola St, 25 Krakusa St, 1 Skrzydlata St)
Outdoor water recreation centre, 1 Spacerowa St
Indoor swimming pools (68 Robotnicza St, "Delfin", 167 Królewiecka St)
Ice skating rink, 1 Karowa St
Elbląg Aeroclub, Lotnicza St
Tennis courts, 8 Agrikola St
"Końskie Zdrowie" (Perfect Health), 297 Grunwaldzka St
Yacht Marina, 26 Radomska St
Elbląg Yacht Club, 26 Radomska St
"Canoes and Boats" (Kajaki i łodzie), Zygmunta Augusta Boulevard / Mostowa St
Chrobry Mountain (Góra Chrobrego) ski lift, Pheasant Park (Park Bażantarnia)
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