Kaunas
Things to do in Kaunas, Lithuania
The top attractions and places to visit in Kaunas, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Ninth Fort, Kaunas Castle and Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, and 33 more within 19 km of the centre.
Top attractions in Kaunas
Ninth FortMonument · 5.4 km from the centreKaunas CastleCastle · 1.6 km from the centre
Kaunas Cathedral BasilicaCathedral · 1.4 km from the centre
Kaunas FortressCastle · 1.5 km from the centre
Lithuanian ZooZoo or aquarium · 2.7 km from the centre
Žmuidzinavičius MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km from the centre
Landmarks and monuments
Ninth FortMonument · 5.4 km from the centre · On the mapModernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939World HeritageLandmark · 1.4 km from the centre · On the map
Freedom MonumentMonument · 0.3 km from the centre · On the map- Ninth Fort memorialMonument · 5.1 km from the centre · On the map
Pasaka CinemaLandmark · 1 km from the centre · On the map
Castles, palaces and cathedrals
Kaunas CastleCastle · 1.6 km from the centre · On the map
Kaunas Cathedral BasilicaCathedral · 1.4 km from the centre · On the map
Kaunas FortressCastle · 1.5 km from the centre · On the map
Raudondvaris CastleCastle · 9.3 km from the centre · On the map- RitterswerderCastle · 6.1 km from the centre · On the map
Old Kaunas Dukes PalacePalace · 1.5 km from the centre · On the map
Parks, gardens and zoos
Lithuanian ZooZoo or aquarium · 2.7 km from the centre · On the map
Vytautas Magnus University Botanical GardenGarden · 3.4 km from the centre · On the map
Kaunas Reservoir Regional ParkPark · 14 km from the centre · On the map
ĄžuolynasGarden · 2.3 km from the centre · On the map
Ramybė ParkPark · 1.5 km from the centre · On the mapDubrava arboretumGarden · 10 km from the centre · On the map
- Antakalnio parkasPark · 1.8 km from the centre · On the map
- Gričiupis parkPark · 2.7 km from the centre · On the map
Santakos parkasPark · 2 km from the centre · On the map- Kalniečiai parkPark · 3.5 km from the centre · On the map
Kleboniškis parkPark · 5.6 km from the centre · On the map
- Neries krantines parkasPark · 1.2 km from the centre · On the map
- Pažaislio šilasPark · 7.3 km from the centre · On the map
Museums
Žmuidzinavičius Museum0.1 km from the centre · On the map
M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum0.2 km from the centre · On the map
Open-Air Museum of Lithuania19 km from the centre · On the map
Vytautas the Great War Museum0.3 km from the centre · On the map
Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum0.5 km from the centre · On the map
Seventh Fort2 km from the centre · On the map
Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy1.5 km from the centre · On the map
Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum1.7 km from the centre · On the map
Lithuanian Aviation Museum2.9 km from the centre · On the map
Communication History Museum1.6 km from the centre · On the map- Kaunas Museum for the Blind0.9 km from the centre · On the map
Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments1.2 km from the centre · On the map
More to do in Kaunas with TAKIP
- Hiking routes13 waymarked routes within 15 km, among them Camino Lituano.
- Cameras13 cameras, from Via Lietuva.
- ISS passesThe next visible passes in local time; it climbs at most 49° here.
- AuroraThe chance overhead now and when it is dark; 51° magnetic latitude.
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise, sunset, day length and twilight in local time, today and through the year.
Day trips from Kaunas
Photo credits
- Ninth Fort: Creative, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaunas Castle: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaunas Cathedral Basilica: Kaunas-City_Hall_Square_1.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kaunas Fortress: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Lithuanian Zoo: Stanislovas01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Žmuidzinavičius Museum: Andrijana F, CC BY-SA 4.0
- M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum: Pofka, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden: SUJIRENas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open-Air Museum of Lithuania: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vytautas the Great War Museum: Vdkaromuziejus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum: Tocekas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park: VietovesLt, CC BY 3.0
- Seventh Fort: Kaunofortas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Raudondvaris Castle: CD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ąžuolynas: Creative, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy: Tocekas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freedom Monument: Algirdas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum: Stanislovas01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramybė Park: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lithuanian Aviation Museum: Tocekas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Communication History Museum: Tocekas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments: Thomas Pusch, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Kaunas Dukes Palace: Juliux, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dubrava arboretum: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Santakos parkas: Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kleboniškis park: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pasaka Cinema: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
- Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
- There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.
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