Things to do and tourist attractions in Slovakia

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Glanzenberg Mining Gallery
Museums and history

The history of the town of Banská Štiavnica is closely connected with mining of mineral resources as well as ores of precious and nonferrous metals. This historic and for...

Banská Štiavnica
Old Town Hall - City History Museum
Museums and history

The Old Town Hall in Bratislava is a historic building which is one of the oldest buildings in Bratislava.

It consists of several buildings, namely Jakub's House, Pawer'...

Bratislava - Staré Mesto
Natural History Museum in Bratislava
Museums and history

The Natural History Museum in Bratislava is part of the Slovak National Museum as an important natural science institution. The museum is located in a purpose-built build...

Bratislava - Staré Mesto
Museum of Liptov Village
Museums and history

If you want to go back to the ancient times of our ancestors and get to know their way of life as well as folk architecture, the right place is the Museum of the Liptov v...

Pribylina
Aviation Museum in Košice
Museums and history

The city of Košice is linked with a rich history of aviation. This was one of the reasons why the first Aviation Museum was established in the area of Košice Airport. It ...

Košice - Barca
Transport Museum
Museums and history

The Museum of Transport in Bratislava is a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice. The museum is located in the dormitory and adjacent warehouses of The first Br...

Bratislava - Staré Mesto
Michael's Tower
Museums and history

The Michael's Gate in Bratislava used to be part of the 14th century city fortifications. It is the only preserved gate of the originally four entrance city gates. It was...

Bratislava - Staré Mesto
Lookout Tower in Bojnice
Lookouts

A unique observation tower with an elevation of about 30 meters has grown above town of Bojnice. It is a relatively demanding technical construction, which is unprecedent...

Bojnice
Lookout Tower Dubeň
Lookouts

On the Dubeň Hill (613 m above sea level), there is an impressive observation tower above the city of Žilina. The lookout tower is imposing with its height of 27.4 meter...

Žilina
Rafts on Orava River
Museums and history

Rafting - today's romance, once it meant hard calluses of our old fathers. For centuries, rafts have been mainly used to carry constructional timber and various other goo...

Horná Lehota
State Theater Building in Košice
Museums and history

The city of Košice is the metropolis of Eastern Slovakia. Like our capital of Bratislava, Košice attracts many domestic and foreign tourists every year.

One of the histo...

Košice - Staré Mesto
Vlkolínec
Museums and history

Vlkolínec is one of the jewels of Slovak folk architecture. Its origins date back to the 14th century. Today, this picturesque submontane settlement is an administrative ...

Ružomberok
TANAP Museum
Museums and history

If you are going for a trip to the Tatras, besides the beautiful tourist sites, make sure to visit the TANAP Museum (Tatra National Park Museum). This kind of museum will...

Tatranská Lomnica
Museum of Orava Village
Museums and history

The Orava Village Museum is probably the most famous Slovak open-air museum. It lies in the bosom of a beautiful Orava nature surrounded by the peaks of Roháče. You can f...

Zuberec
Green point observation tower
Lookouts

Above the old mining village of Kluknava rises the majestic Green Point lookout tower. With a height of 35 meters, it acts as a dominant feature of the entire area and of...

Kluknava
Lookout platform Vínny vrch
Lookouts

Not far from the small village of Ľupoč, there is a wooden viewing platform at a place called Vinny vrch. It is situated on the edge of the forest and offers wonderful vi...

Lupoč
IBOvka fire tower
Lookouts

IBOvka is not only a fire protection tower, but also a wonderful observation tower. With its impressive height of 32.5 meters, it offers you an extraordinary view of the ...

Trenčín
Hámorsk educational trail Zemplínske Hámre
Museums and history

The Hámor educational trail is a great opportunity for those who want to learn more about the history of the Zemplín Hámre region. On this 6.8 kilometer route you will be...

Zemplínske Hámre
Zemplinské Hámre Museum
Museums and history

The Museum in Zemplínské Hámre is established in a stone masonry building -the oldest building in the village from the 19th century, which originally served as accommodat...

Zemplínske Hámre
Mine Starovšechsvátych
Museums and history

Starovšechsvätych mine is a unique opportunity to get to know the history of mining craft in Slovakia. The excursion includes both surface and subsurface exposure, you ca...

Hodruša - Hámre
Building May tree in Bachledka 30.4. - 1.5.
Lookouts

Spring in Bachledka will start with a touch of traditions that are part of May 1st. You can look forward to a rich program combined with pleasant folk music. This weekend...

Ždiar
Bunker Tour
Museums and history

Fiľakovo was a city where people expected to be bombed because there was military production of the highest category. In addition, Fiľakovo was an important railway junct...

Fiľakovo
Military Museum at Slovakia Ring
Museums and history

At the off-road area of the Slovakia Ring racing circuit, there is a unique military museum that will transport you to the world of military history and technology. Our e...

Orechová Potôň
Horné Lazy observation tower
Lookouts

The Horné Lazy observation tower is one of the highest observation towers in Slovakia. It is an impressive almost 40 m high, and when climbing to its top, you will overco...

Brezno
Bencovje grunt - ceramic painting, crafts museum
Museums and history

Bencovje grunt belonged to the family of Štefan Benca, as indicated by entries in the registry books from the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Today, the house is o...

Bojnice
Lookout tower on Balážka
Lookouts

Balážka lookout tower is named after the mountain massif on which it stands. It is 14 meters high and has three floors. It is anchored in concrete feet and looks very mas...

Lipany
Lookout tower Trchovnica
Lookouts

A new, 16-meter-high wooden lookout tower was built near Oravská Polhora in 2019. The majestic wooden structure is built on a stable stone base. You will get to the top o...

Oravská Polhora
Sokolovňa - Museum Senica
Museums and history

The town of Senica has been located at the crossroads of trade routes since prehistoric times. From the north to the south, the "Amber Road" ran along the Morava River, a...

Senica
Museum Painted on wood
Museums and history

Museum Painted on Wood was established in 2021, in the premises of the old Čičmany tavern. You can see in it a unique collection of folk-painted wedding wooden chests, em...

Čičmany
Museum of the Victims of Communism
Museums and history

A museum was established in Košice as a private initiative, the first of its kind in Slovakia, which commemorates the victims of communist repression and purges. The magn...

Košice - Staré Mesto