Things to do and tourist attractions in Banskobystricky region

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Mining Museum in Nature
Technical monuments

In the nature of Banská Štiavnica, in the picturesque valley below the Klinger tajch (water reservoir) on the outskirts of the town, there is the Mining Museum (open-air ...

Banská Štiavnica
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
Central Slovak Museum - Tihányi manor house
Museums and history

The Tihányi manor house in Radvaň was originally a ground floor Renaissance building dating from the first half of the 17th century. Later, this historic building took on...

Banská Bystrica
Kálmán Mikszát Memorial House
Museums and history

The village of Sklabiná is the birthplace of the prominent Hungarian writer Kálmán Mikszáth, who, thanks to his well-known novels such as St. Peter's Umbrella, Last Castl...

Sklabiná
Museum and Gallery of Novohrad
Museums and history

In the very historical center of Lučenec, there is a monumental building of the former county court. Today, this beautiful historical building is the seat of the Museum a...

Lučenec
Crystal quarry
Technical monuments

Quarry in Banská Štiavnica is known worldwide for its rich occurrence of minerals of various types of quartz, iron and titanium. For families with children, school classe...

Banská Štiavnica
Memorial house of J. G. Tajovský in Tajov
Museums and history

The birthhouse of the leading figure of the second wave of Slovak realism, J.G. Tajovský, stands intact, serried by the beautiful nature of Tajov. This beautiful house wi...

Tajov
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
Water gutter of Rakytovo
Technical monuments

The water gutter is located in the valley of Rakytovo near the village of Dolný Harmanec - about 12 km from Banská Bystrica. The length of the gutter is almost 2.5 km and...

Dolný Harmanec
Museum room in Ľubietová
Museums and history

The village of Ľubietová is connected with mining history and metallurgy. If you want to learn more about this golden history of Ľubietová, but also about traditional cra...

Ľubietová
Slovak Mining Museum - Berggericht
Museums and history

One of the most fascinating expositions of Slovak Mining Museum is certainly the Mineralogical Exposition located in the national cultural monument of the Berggericht - a...

Banská Štiavnica
Museum of Horehronie in Brezno - Literary exhibition
Museums and history

The Museum of Horehronie in Brezno is one of the younger museums in Slovakia. Its permanent exhibition Literary Brezno is located in the renovated premises of the old gra...

Brezno
Andrej Sládkovič Museum
Museums and history

The Andrej Sládkovič Municipal Museum opened its doors to the general public in November 1968. Since then, its premises have gradually expanded and the memorial room of A...

Krupina
Kostná Valley
Museums and history

The name of Kostná Valley (The Bone Valley) is not random. It is an important locality of early Tertiary bones of tapirs, mastodons and rhinos. Kostná Valley is therefore...

Hajnáčka
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
Slovak Mining Museum - Kammerhof
Museums and history

The Slovak Mining Museum is the only one of its kind in the territory of Slovakia. It was founded in 1964 by the fusion of the City Museum and the State Mining Museum Dio...

Banská Štiavnica
Slovak Ski Museum
Museums and history

A beautiful village of Podkonice, nestled in the lap of beautiful Central Slovak nature, offers not only perfect relaxation, but a bit of specific history too. You can fi...

Podkonice
Sebechleby Monuments Reserve
Museums and history

The wine-growing settlement included in the List of Monuments of Folk Architecture in Slovakia lies in a beautiful and quiet location on the outskirts of the Štiavnické M...

Sebechleby
Period blast furnace from the Hungarian Kingdom
Technical monuments

In the mountainous surroundings of Osrblie, there is a blast furnace from the period of Hungarian Kingdom. It is an important technical monument, of which only the remain...

Osrblie
Borová Hill Arboretum
Zoology and botany

If you want to use your free time not only for a walk through the flower beds and tree alleys, but also to learn a bit, visit the Borová Hill Arboretum.

The Borová Hill ...

Zvolen
Forestry and Woodworking Museum
Museums and history

The Forestry and Woodworking Museum in Zvolen is located in the historic premises of town houses, which are a national cultural monument. Until 1992, the museum focused p...

Zvolen
Jozef Kollár Gallery
Museums and history

The historical heart of the town of Banská Štiavnica consists of period burgher houses. In three of them, decorated with beautiful ornamental facade decoration, houses th...

Banská Štiavnica
Animal park "Zveropark"
Zoology and botany

Zveropark in Revištské Podzámčie is a place where nature is as beautiful as from a fairy tale, interesting animals, a roaring waterfall, a lake full of fish, a meadow per...

Žarnovica - Revištské Podzámčie
Lookout tower at Maginhrad
Lookouts

The lookout tower at Maginhrad is one of the newly built lookout towers in Slovakia. It stands on a hill of the same name at an altitude of 430 meters and thanks to its h...

Nižný Skálnik
Arteska House of Art
Museums and history

Arteska House of Art in the town of Detva is a private cultural center of modern visual arts providing space for students and non-professional artists to present their wo...

Detva
SNP Museum
Museums and history

The museum has a nationwide scope and is specialized in the development of Slovak society in the years 1938 - 1945 with emphasis on the documentation of anti-fascist libe...

Banská Bystrica
Groundhog meadow
Zoology and botany

Many visitors to the Muránska plain National Park automatically associate the phrases "meadow full of groundhogs" or "groundhog meadow" with the location of Biele vody ne...

Muráň
Mining Clapper Hodruša-Hamre
Museums and history

If you are interested in mining history and mining in general, the interesting place for a trip will certainly be the villageof Hodruša-Hamre near Banská Štiavnica. One ...

Hodruša - Hámre
Fiľakovo Castle
Museums and history

The castle is located at the top of the rock almost in the center of Fiľakovo. The first written mention of the castle is from the 13th century, where it is stated that t...

Fiľakovo
Slopovo Lookout Tower
Lookouts

On the boundary of villages of Klenovec and Kokava nad Rimavicou, there is a lookout tower called Slopovo. It stands at an altitude of 851 meters in the beautiful surroun...

Kokava nad Rimavicou