Things to do and tourist attractions in Slovakia
Only these types of attractions are shown: museums and history and hiking. reset filterSkok Waterfall
Waterfalls
If you are looking for an undemanding and not long hike in the Tatras, you should definitely go to Mlynická Valley to the Skok Waterfall. This waterfall with a height of ...
Štrbské Pleso
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
Rysy - 2503 m asl
Hiking
Rysy are an iconic peak of the Tatras located in their main ridge on the Slovak-Polish border. They are credited with many precedences - the highest peak of Poland, the h...
Štrbské Pleso
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
Kubínska hoľa - 1346 m asl
Hiking
Kubínska hoľa (grassy uplands) together with the neighboring peak of Minčol reigns Oravská Magura. It is the second highest mountain of this mountain range, rising direct...
Dolný Kubín
Kamzík Hill - 439 m asl
Hiking
The wooded hill Kamzík is a popular walking and relaxing place for the inhabitants of the city of Bratislava who go to this beautiful piece of nature especially during th...
Bratislava - Nové 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
Kosice Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions
The Košice Castle is almost forgotten locality not only in awareness of Košice inhabitants. It almost does not appear in medieval written sources, and if appears, there a...
Košice - Kavečany
Popradské pleso
Hiking
Popradské pleso (Poprad Mountain Lake) is an iconic location for any hiking in the High Tatras. It is a place that no visitor to the Tatras should miss.
It is located in...
Poprad
Polana - 1889 m asl
Hiking
The Poľana Hill is situated in the Low Tatras and is flat and overgrown with grassy and forested vegetation. Poľana has become a sought-after location of active tourism a...
Demänovská Dolina
Kyseľ Ravine
Hiking
The passage through each ravine is challenging and requires sufficient tourism capability. If you would like to try such a more demanding ravine with more beautiful trans...
Hrabušice - Podlesok
Pajštún Castle
Castle ruins
Pajštún Castle belonged to the system of border castles, which in the 13th century took over the function of protection of the northwestern border of the Hungarian state ...
Borinka
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
Lietava Castle
Castle ruins
Lietava Castle ruins are located 10 km from the regional town of Žilina on the steep ridge between Lietava and Lietavská Svinná.
The castle of Lietava was probably built...
Lietava
Waterfalls of the Cold Creek
Waterfalls
The most beautiful waterfalls of the High Tatras are certainly the Waterfalls of the Cold Creek (orig. Studený potok), which are located on a short section of the creek f...
Starý Smokovec
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
Greater Rozsutec - 1610 m.a.s.l.
Hiking
Greater Rozsutec (1 610 m above sea level) is located in the northeastern part of the main ridge of Krivánská Little Fatra. With its form and height, it dominates the who...
Terchová
Veľký Kriváň Mountain - 1708 m n.m.
Hiking
Veľký Kriváň (1,708 m above sea level) is the highest peak of Little Fatra. It is located on the main ridge of the Kriváň part of Little Fatra. It has a wonderful view of...
Terchová
Súľov Rocks
Hiking
The untamed Súľov Rocks rise dramatically to the heights - this is the area with distinctive rock formations in Súľov Mountains. They are located approximately 10 km from...
Súľov - Hradná
Suchá Belá Gulley
Hiking
Suchá Belá Gulley is one of the jewels of the Slovak Paradise National Park. The gulley is 4 km long and the water in it through cascades and waterfalls overcomes the alt...
Hrabušice
Skalnaté pleso (Rocky Mountain Lake)
Other attractions
The majestic Tatras hide many natural phenomena that have become popular tourist spots. Exactly such a magical place is Skalnate pleso (Rocky Mountain Lake). If you have ...
Tatranská Lomnica
Hornád Breakthrough
Hiking
One of the sites, thanks to which the Slovak Paradise National Park is one of the most beautiful natural areas of Slovakia, is Breakthrough of Hornád River.
The Hornád B...
Smižany
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