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Things to do in Kaunas
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Sightlore has 37 places to explore in Kaunas, and 32 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Kaunas's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic style.
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Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is the oldest part of Kaunas, next to the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.
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Seventh Fort
The Seventh Fort or VII Fort is a defensive fortification built in Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania, during implementation of the first phase of the construction of the Kaunas Fortress.
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Church of St. Gertrude
Church of St. Gertrude is located in the Old Town of Kaunas and is one of the oldest Brick Gothic churches and buildings of Gothic architecture in Lithuania.
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Church of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas
Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic…
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Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy
The Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy is a medical and pharmacy history museum located in a restored 16th-century building at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Aleksotas Funicular Railway
Aleksotas Funicular is a funicular railway located in Aleksotas elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Ąžuolynas
Ąžuolynas (lit. 'Oak Grove') is a public park in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, in the Žaliakalnis elderate. The park covers about 84 hectares and is the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe.
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Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Petrašiūnai Cemetery is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science.
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Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
The Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum is located in the Siručiai Palace of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Discovery routes in Kaunas
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Kaunas: From the Castle to the Aleksotas Funicular
From Kaunas Castle and St George the Martyr Church to the Maironis Literature Museum, the Town Hall and the Old Town; past the Jesuit Church, Kaunas Cathedral, the Museum of Medicine and Pharmacy, the House of Perkūnas and Vytautas' Church, across the Vytautas the Great Bridge to the Aleksotas Funicular.
Kaunas: Laisvės alėja and its Museums
From St Gertrude's Church along Laisvės alėja to the Zoological Museum and the Musical Theatre; past the Vytautas the Great War Museum, the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum and the Devil Museum to the Resurrection Basilica, the Picture Gallery, the Garrison Church, Kaunas Mosque, Ramybė Park and the Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church.
Kaunas: Forts, the Oak Grove and Pažaislis Monastery
From the Ninth Fort to the Seventh Fort and Ąžuolynas oak park; on to Petrašiūnai Cemetery and Pažaislis Monastery, then Napoleon's Hill and the Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle is a medieval castle in Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. Archeological evidence suggests that it was built during the mid-14th century in the Gothic style.
Town Hall
The Town Hall of Kaunas is the former Town hall of the Kaunas city government. Today, the building houses a branch of Kaunas City Museum and a wedding hall.
Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is the oldest part of Kaunas, next to the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers and Santaka Park. The Old Town had industry in the past, but it is primarily a residential, retail and leisure area in the 21st century.
House of Perkūnas
The House of Perkūnas is one of the most original and Gothic secular buildings, located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Aleksotas Funicular Railway
Aleksotas Funicular is a funicular railway located in Aleksotas elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Laisvės alėja
Laisvės Alėja (literally Liberty Boulevard or Liberty Avenue) is a prominent pedestrian street in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania. It is the longest pedestrian street in Eastern Europe
Kaunas musical theatre building
The Kaunas State Musical Theatre, formerly Kaunas City Theatre, is a theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ninth Fort
The Ninth Fort is a stronghold in the northern part of Šilainiai elderate, Kaunas, Lithuania. It is a part of the Kaunas Fortress, built in the late 19th century.
Seventh Fort
The Seventh Fort or VII Fort is a defensive fortification built in Žaliakalnis district of Kaunas, Lithuania, during implementation of the first phase of the construction of the Kaunas Fortress.
Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Petrašiūnai Cemetery is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science.
Kaunas Fortress
Kaunas Fortress is the remains of a fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Museums
Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
The Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum is located in the Siručiai Palace of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy
The Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy is a medical and pharmacy history museum located in a restored 16th-century building at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum
The Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum is a museum of zoology, established in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1919 by Tadas Ivanauskas.
Vytautas the Great War Museum
The Vytautas the Great War Museum is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was built in Art Deco and early functionalism style. Originally it was established in 1921 by Vladas Nagevičius but later it was decided to move to a larger location.
M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum
The M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum is a group of museums based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis.
Žmuidzinavičius Museum
Žmuidzinavičius Museum, also known as the Devil Museum (Velnių muziejus), is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting sculptures and carvings of devils from all over the world.
Kaunas Picture Gallery
The Kaunas Picture Gallery is an art museum based in Kaunas, Lithuania, which is a branch of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum.
Places of worship
Church of St. George
St. George the Martyr Church, Kaunas is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, which stands in front of the Kaunas Castle.
Church of St. Francis Xavier
The Church of St. Francis Xavier is a Roman Catholic church located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
Archcathedral Basilica of Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Kaunas is a Roman Catholic Archcathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania, the seat of the Archbishop of Kaunas.
Church of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas
Church of Vytautas the Great or the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, and is the oldest church in the city and an important example of Gothic architecture in Lithuania, having the only Gothic…
Church of St. Gertrude
Church of St. Gertrude is located in the Old Town of Kaunas and is one of the oldest Brick Gothic churches and buildings of Gothic architecture in Lithuania.
Christ's Resurrection Church
Kaunas our Lord Jesus Christ's Resurrection Basilica is a monumental Roman Catholic minor basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania. The church was consecrated in 2004, and in 2005 it was finally completed.
St. Michael the Archangel Church
St. Michael the Archangel's Church, also known as the Garrison Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, closing the perspective of the Laisvės alėja, the main pedestrian street.
Kaunas Mosque
The Kaunas Mosque is a World Heritage-listed Sunni Islamic mosque, located at Tatars Street 6, in the Centras eldership of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church
The Holy Resurrection Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Kaunas, Lithuania, built in 1862 in the area of the local Orthodox cemetery and belonging to the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania.
Pažaislis Monastery
Pažaislis Monastery and the Church of the Visitation form the largest monastery complex in Lithuania, and the most renowned example of Baroque architecture in the country.
Church of the Holy Cross (Carmelites), Kaunas
Holy Cross Church, Kaunas (Lithuanian: Šv. Kryžiaus (Karmelitų) bažnyčia) is located in the Centre elderate of Kaunas, Lithuania.
Monuments
Vytautas the Great Bridge
Vytautas the Great Bridge, also known as Aleksotas Bridge before 1930 and from 1940 until 23 February 2008, crosses the Nemunas River to connect Aleksotas and Old Town in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Railway Bridge, Kaunas
Railway Bridge in Kaunas crosses Nemunas river to connect Central Kaunas and lower Freda of Aleksotas district. Because of its green paint, it is often called Green.
Lampėdžiai Bridge
Lampėdžiai Bridge is a bridge in Kaunas, Lithuania. It crosses the Nemunas River to connect Marvelė in Aleksotas district and Lampėdžiai neighbourhood in Vilijampolė elderate. The bridge is 446 metres in length.
Petras Vileišis Bridge
Petras Vileišis Bridge formerly known as Vilijampolė Bridge is a bridge connecting Kaunas Old Town and Vilijampolė, Lithuania. It is the last bridge over the Neris River before its mouth. Its length exceeds 291 metres, width 14 metres.
Nature
Ramybė Park
Ramybė Park is a public park in Kaunas, Lithuania, established in 1959 in the territory of the Kaunas City Old Cemetery that was also known as the Carmelite Cemetery.
Ąžuolynas
Ąžuolynas (lit. 'Oak Grove') is a public park in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, in the Žaliakalnis elderate. The park covers about 84 hectares and is the largest urban stand of mature oaks in Europe.
Napoleon's Hill
Napoleon's hill, actually Jiesia (Pajesys) hill fort mound is located in Kaunas, Lithuania, on the left bank of the Nemunas, between the Panemunė and Railway bridges. It is 63.3 meters high.
Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden
Vytautas Magnus University Botanical Garden, also known as the Kaunas Botanical Garden, is a university-affiliated botanical garden located in the south of the Freda district, in the southern part of central Kaunas, at Ž.E.Žilibero Street 6. With an area of 62.5 ha (154…
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