The salt mine is pretty interesting, the tour is a little long, about 2 hours, but there's some cool shit they've carved out down there. It's a great rainy day activity because you're underground. Only takes about 20 mins to get there on the train from central Krakow. Wielizcka itself is a nice little small town that's good for a wander if you're into that sort of thing as well. Not a whole lot to do but you'll be able to find a cafe or a lunch place after the mines. >great bars Kazimierz area, it's a little hipstery, but it's less of a trap than the central square. Lots of interesting little bars and lots of places to get food. Not too far a walk from the central area either. Grab yourself a Zapiekanka (a sort of pizza baguette) and be amazed when you can't finish it. >museums or great views The castle, you can walk up there for free to check out the views looking over the Vistula. Museum costs money to get into. But if you're there you should also go check out the Dragon. It breathes fire every few minutes, pretty cool. Enjoy, it's a fun city.
For food: pierogi, zurek. The touristy places at the central square are fine, not even that expensive. I found this really nice little pierogi place called Zielony Kredens on one of the side streets.
>>2886528 Does it really make sense to dine out for pierogi when you can get them in a grocery market and cook them yourself? Add some herbal butter, fry them up and enjoy.