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Pisz is not a place rich in historical monuments. The fires and wars, going through the town, have smashed away the structures erected in the previous centuries.
 The eldest historical monument is the tower of the St. John's church; rebuilt after the fire in 1694, it remained in the unchanged shape. Bricked nogged timber walls, built in 1737 are worth attention. the tower is made of brick and plastered; it consists of three levels with the entrance on the building's axle, with the semi-circle finial. the roof of the tower, broach roof, passing into eight-angle lantern, carrying a clck, and since 1739 - a cross. The helmet of the tower originates from later times. The church itself, being built in the last years of the 18th century, was converted in 1843.
Inside the church, the main altar of the late renaissance style survived, renewed in 1696, together with a baroque pulpit from the year 1701. Also from the 18th century originate: a wooden crucifix covered in polychromy, pelican and a baptismal font decorated the same way.
In town, at the Gizewiusza St., the remains of the old Teutonic Knights castle can be seen.
Three baroque houses survived of the old town structures: a one-floor house at the Rybacka St. 8, and two-floor houses at the Lipowa St. 5 and Lipowa St 22. The house at the Rybacka St. originates from the 18th century, while the houses at the Lipowa St. from the 19th century. They all are made of brick, plastered, set up on the rectangle, divided into two parts.
A number of the historical houses at the Rybacka St. (namely: houses No 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and30) originate from the first part of the 19th century. They are all one-floor house, made of brick, plastered, set up on an rectangle.
 At the Daszyński Square, only two houses (No 8 and 14) remained of the once-rich secession-style set of buildings The Neo-Gothic town hall and the neighbouring building (in the same style) were listed in the historical monument register. These were erected in the year 1900 for the money of contribution after the won war with France in 1871.
The Regional Law Court, the Registry Office, and the Pisz Land Museum are situated in the building of the Town Hall. The museum exhibits the fauna and the flora of the Piska forest, Polish literature from the area of Mazury, and documents of the Pisz's history. So-called "baba pruska" (the woman of Prussia) from Wejsuny is particularly worth attention, being an object of cult of the ancient Prussian tribe of Galind. Other historical monuments worth attention are the Protestant presbytery at Daszyńskiego Square 13B, and the graveyard chapel at Dworcowa Street.
On the premises of the Piskie Zakłady Przemysłu Sklejek grows an oak of the trunk diameter 4.35 metre, and 28 metres high.
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