Toruń is not just Copernicus and gingerbread — it is also the perfect city for urban exploration, where a train graveyard from the 1970s in Kluczyki neighbors an abandoned military hospital and Prussian bunkers hidden in every neighborhood. Here are the 5 best abandoned places in Toruń, selected from our Urbex Poland Map — 1000+ GPS locations across Poland.
Why is Toruń special for urbex?
Toruń is a city with a unique military history layer — a ring of Prussian forts from the 19th century surrounds the city like in Poznań, and in every neighborhood you can find a battery or bunker from World War II. Added to this is the railway heritage of Kluczyki with a train graveyard from the 1970s and abandoned medical facilities dating back to the garrison era. A city that Made My Urbex has been exploring for years as one of their favorites in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region.
1. Train Graveyard in Kluczyki – Locomotives from the 70s and 80s in the Forest, Toruń (Known Location)
On the left-bank side of Toruń, near the Toruń-Kluczyki railway station, stands a graveyard of old trains and wagons from the 1970s and 80s — rusting locomotives being reclaimed by the forest, wagons with broken windows, and abandoned railway buildings with devastated siding infrastructure. Visited by the Made My Urbex team and documented by Nowości Dziennik Toruński — one of the most iconic urban exploration spots in Toruń, still standing and accessible.
🔗 More about urbex in Toruń: Nowości Dziennik Toruński – Made My Urbex
2. Former Military Hospital – Corridors with Medical Records, Toruń Podgórz (Known Location)
Visited by the Made My Urbex team and documented by the Toruń urbex community — long corridors with medical records scattered on the floor, a basement with preserved original equipment, and a building fully accessible on every floor. One of the sites listed by Sandra Rosicka from Made My Urbex as one of the most interesting abandoned places in Toruń — still standing in Podgórze.
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3. Prussian Anti-Aircraft Bunker from the 1940s – Concrete Domes and Underground Corridors, Toruń (Exclusive on our Map)
Toruń is one of the few Polish cities where you can find a battery or bunker in every neighborhood — as Sandra Rosicka from Made My Urbex says, the Toruń bunkers made the biggest impression on her team among all places visited in Kuyavian-Pomeranian. Concrete anti-aircraft domes from the 1940s still standing above ground, underground corridors spreading beneath the neighborhood buildings, and steel airtight doors on original hinges. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
4. Prussian Fort from 1878 – Casemates with Ivy and Dry Moat, Toruń (Exclusive on our Map)
One of the Prussian forts of the Toruń fortress ring from 1878 — brick casemates covered with ivy, a dry moat, and underground galleries spreading beneath the fort hill. The Toruń Fortress is a system of a dozen forts surrounding the city, some of which are still accessible to explorers. The atmosphere of imperial concrete that survived two wars — similar to the Poznań Fortress but much less known. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
5. Abandoned Leather Tannery from the 1930s – Tanning Vats and Production Halls, Toruń Bydgoskie Przedmieście (Exclusive on our Map)
Built in the 1930s as a leather tannery in Bydgoskie Przedmieście — large production halls with original tanning vats still in place, brick chimneys, and offices with technical documentation from the communist era scattered on the floor. Closed after the 1989 transformation when cheaper imported leather made production unprofitable. One of the undiscovered industrial urbex locations in Toruń. Exact location available on our Urbex Poland Map.
Urbex Poland – Safety Rules
Urban exploration in Poland is legally ambiguous. Always:
- Explore with at least one other person and proper equipment (mask, gloves, boots)
- Never force access or damage the sites
- Respect the places and leave no trace
The urbex code applies everywhere: "Take only pictures, leave only footprints."
❓ FAQ – Urbex Toruń
What is the most famous abandoned place in Toruń?
The train graveyard in Kluczyki — locomotives from the 70s and 80s being reclaimed by the forest, visited by Made My Urbex and documented by Nowości Dziennik Toruński. The former military hospital in Podgórze is the most atmospheric medical site in the city.
How to get to the train graveyard in Kluczyki?
Left-bank Toruń, near the Toruń-Kluczyki railway station — accessible by bus or car from downtown Toruń, about 15 minutes. The graveyard is visible behind the railway tracks on the left side of the road toward the stop.
What makes Toruń unique for urbex?
The only city in Kuyavian-Pomeranian where a train graveyard from the 70s neighbors Prussian forts from 1878 and anti-aircraft bunkers hidden in every neighborhood — three layers of military and railway history in one city.
🎯 Summary
Toruń offers one of the most militarily charged urbex experiences in Poland — a city where a train graveyard from the 70s neighbors a Prussian fort from 1878 and anti-aircraft bunkers hidden in every neighborhood. Each abandoned place in Toruń is a separate layer of the city’s history, which for centuries was a fortress on the Vistula River.
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