Prague Castle
Castle complex featuring a cathedral, a basilica, and a house where Franz Kafka once lived.
Prague Highlights
St Vitus Cathedral
Gothic cathedral noted for its St Wenceslas chapel and the mosaic of the Last Judgment at its Golden Gate.
National Technical Museum
Museum featuring veteran & vintage cars, household appliances, printing presses, and lots of other great stuff.
Jewish Museum
Four disused synagogues, the old cemetery and the former ceremonial hall make up the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Museum of Public Transport
The Střešovice tram depot in Prague houses a collection of vehicles & other artefacts that date back over a century.
St Nicholas Church
Baroque church by architect Christoph Dientzenhofer with an impressive dome and a lavishly decorated interior.
Vrtba Garden
Vrtba Garden, situated on the slope of Petřín Hill, is one of the most precious & beautiful of Prague’s baroque gardens.
Strahov Monastery
Monastery noted for its baroque Theological Hall & its neoclassical Philosophical Hall — both splendid libraries.
Further Recommendations
Air Museum Kbely
Antonín Dvořák Museum
Museum dedicated to composer Antonín Dvořák.
Army Museum Žižkov
Bedřich Smetana Museum
Museum dedicated to composer Bedřich Smetana.
Bethlehem Chapel
Jan Hus’ church.
Břevnov Monastery
Café Louvre
Café Savoy
A refined café — but don’t accept a table upstairs.
Charles Bridge
Bridge with statues of St John of Nepomuk & 29 other saints.
Church of Our Lady before Týn
Church of the Infant Jesus
Church famous for its statue of Jesus at the age of 4–5 years.
Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord
Modern church by architect Josip Plečnik.
City of Prague Museum
Clementinum
A great baroque library, but the guided tour is quite disappointing.
Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace
Baroque city palace.
Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia
Medieval & early Renaissance Bohemian art museum.
Czech Museum of Music
Dancing House
Office building by architects Vlado Milunič & Frank Gehry.
Deer Moat
Wild glen with a modern pedestrian tunnel by architect Josef Pleskot.
Estates Theatre
Opera, drama & ballet performances.
Ethnographic Museum
Franz Kafka’s Head
Kinetic bust of writer Franz Kafka by artist David Černý.
Gelateria Crème de la Crème
Honza Hochsteiger’s ice cream is just perfect.
House at the Black Madonna
Former department store by architect Josef Gočár, now an exhibition on Czech cubism.
House at the Golden Ring
Museum featuring an exhibition on Prague of Charles IV.
House of Photography
Photographic art gallery.
Jerusalem Synagogue
Moorish art nouveau synagogue.
Jewish Town Hall
Rococo town hall with a Hebrew clock that moves anticlockwise.
Karlín Music Theatre
Karlštejn Castle
Kingdom of Railways
Model railway.
Kinsky Palace
Asian & African art museum.
Klausen Synagogue & Ceremonial Hall
Exhibition dedicated to Jewish customs & traditions.
Letná Beer Garden
Lobkowicz Palace
The House of Lobkowicz private art collection.
Loreto
Baroque pilgrimage site.
Maisel Synagogue
Exhibition dedicated to Jews in the Bohemian Lands, 10th–18th centuries.
Mucha Museum
Museum dedicated to artist Alphonse Mucha.
Municipal House
Art nouveau building decorated by leading artists & sculptors.
Municipal Library
Library & art gallery by architect František Roith.
Museum Kampa
Contemporary art museum.
Museum of Communism
Museum dedicated to life in communist-era Czechoslovakia.
Museum of Decorative Arts
The glass collection is great.
Náprstek Museum
Museum of Asian, African & American cultures.
National Library of Technology
Library by Projektil architects.
National Marionette Theatre
Puppet theatre.
National Memorial on Vítkov Hill
Memorial for Czechoslovakia.
National Museum of Agriculture
National Museum
Historical Museum & Natural History Museum.
National Theatre
Opera, drama & ballet performances.
New City Hall
Art Nouveau city hall with a paternoster lift.
New Stage
Laterna magika, opera, ballet & drama performances.
№ 23 Tram
Nostalgic Tatra T3 tramline.
№ 41 Tram
Historical tramline.
Old Jewish Cemetery
Old-New Synagogue
The oldest extant synagogue in Europe.
Old Town Hall
The astronomical clock is pretty impressive.
Petřín Funicular
Petřín Observation Tower
A small version of the Eiffel Tower.
Pinkas Synagogue
Memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust from the Czech lands.
Powder Tower
Medieval city gate.
Prague Zoo
Restaurant Lokál Dlouhááá
Restaurant Lokál Hamburk
Restaurant Lokál U Bílé kuželky
Rudolfinum
Concert hall & contemporary art gallery.
Schwarzenberg Palace
Renaissance & baroque Bohemian art museum.
Spanish Synagogue
Exhibition dedicated to the history of the Jews in Bohemia & Moravia in the 19th & 20th century.
State Opera
Opera house.
Sternberg Palace
Art museum featuring non-Bohemian old masters.
St George’s Basilica
Stone Bell House
Prague City Gallery.
Trade Fair Palace
Contemporary art museum.
Troja Château
Baroque palace.
Villa Bílek
Villa by artist František Bílek.
Villa Müller
Modernist villa by architect Adolf Loos.
Villa Rothmayer
Modernist villa by architect Otto Rothmayer.
Vyšehrad Citadel
Wallenstein Garden
Baroque garden.
Žižkov Television Tower
Really ugly landmark tower by architects Václav Aulický & Jiří Kozák.