Slovakia
Things to do in Košice
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Sightlore has 27 places to explore in Košice, and 19 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.
Košice'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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Košice Zoo
The Košice Zoo is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavečany. It covers 292 hectares (720 acres) and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe. Visitors are allowed in only about one third of the site.
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Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice
The Church of the Holy Trinity or commonly known as the Premonstratensian Church, or initially the Jesuit Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Košice, Slovakia.
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Museum of Aviation
The Museum of Aviation (Múzeum letectva Košice) is a transport and military history museum in Košice, Slovakia.
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East Slovak Museum
The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie Maratónu mieru (Peace Marathon Square).
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Herľany Geyser
Herľany geyser is a geyser located in the village of Herľany in Slovakia. The geyser is a natural phenomenon activated by human activity, but the eruption is influenced by nature, including recent rainfall.
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Cathedral of St. Elizabeth
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.
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Slovak Technical Museum
The Slovak Technical Museum is a major Slovak technology museum, based in the eastern Slovak city of Košice, with branches throughout Slovakia.
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East Slovak Gallery
The East Slovak Gallery, established in 1951, was the first regional gallery in Slovakia.
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Botanical garden UPJŠ Košice
The 30-hectare botanical garden of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University on the northern edge of Košice; the largest in Slovakia.
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Archaeological Museum in Košice
A museum of Košice's town fortifications, showing the Lower Gate uncovered during the reconstruction of Main Street in 1995–1996.
Discovery routes in Košice
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Košice: Main Street and St. Elisabeth's Cathedral
From the East Slovak Museum to the Slovak Technical Museum and the Franciscan and Premonstratensian churches; past the Plague Column, Main Street, the National Theatre and the Singing Fountain to Urban's Tower, St. Elisabeth's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church; then the Archaeological Museum, the East Slovak Gallery and the Dominican Church.
Around Košice: Cave, Aircraft and Geyser
From Jasov Cave to the Košice Museum of Aviation, then to the Botanical Garden and Košice Zoo; finally the Herľany geyser.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Main Street in Košice
Hlavná ulica is the central street of Košice, Slovakia. Most important historical monuments of Košice are located on it. The southern end of the street ends at Liberators Square, the northern end at Marathon Peace Square.
National Theatre Košice
The National Theatre Košice is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia. The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879–1899.
St. Urban Tower
The Urban Tower in Košice, Slovakia is a renaissance prismatic campanile with a pyramidal roof. It was erected in the 16th century. The St.
Jakabov palace
A Neo-Gothic building in Košice on the corner of Mlynská and Štefánikova streets.
Museums
East Slovak Museum
The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie Maratónu mieru (Peace Marathon Square).
Slovak Technical Museum
The Slovak Technical Museum is a major Slovak technology museum, based in the eastern Slovak city of Košice, with branches throughout Slovakia.
Archaeological Museum in Košice
A museum of Košice's town fortifications, showing the Lower Gate uncovered during the reconstruction of Main Street in 1995–1996.
East Slovak Gallery
The East Slovak Gallery, established in 1951, was the first regional gallery in Slovakia.
Museum of Aviation
The Museum of Aviation (Múzeum letectva Košice) is a transport and military history museum in Košice, Slovakia.
Kunsthalle Košice
An exhibition hall for modern and contemporary art in Košice's Old Town; the first kunsthalle in Slovakia.
Rodosto House
Memorial house of Francis II Rákóczi on Hrnčiarska Street in Košice; together with the Executioner's Bastion it forms an exhibition of the East Slovak Museum.
Places of worship
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Košice
St. Anthony of Padua Church or commonly known as the Franciscan Church or the Seminary Church at Hlavná ulica is the second oldest church in Košice, Slovakia.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice
The Church of the Holy Trinity or commonly known as the Premonstratensian Church, or initially the Jesuit Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Košice, Slovakia.
Cathedral of St. Elizabeth
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.
St. Michael Chapel
The Saint Michael Church is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or commonly known as the Dominican Church at Dominikánske námestie is the oldest church in Košice, Slovakia, and also the oldest preserved building in the town.
Church of St. Michael the Archangel
A Baroque church on Mäsiarska Street in Košice's Old Town, also called the Ursuline Church; it was originally built for the Calvinists.
Reformed church in Košice
The Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska ulica in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house. In the years 1805–11 it was rebuilt to a Calvinist church with a new 48-metre slender spire.
Evangelical A. C. Church (Košice)
The Evangelical Church or Protestant Church in Mlynská ulica (Mill Street) in Košice, Slovakia is a Neoclassical church building of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, a Lutheran denomination.
Church of Virgin Mary's Birth
The Greek Catholic Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary's Birth is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. It is the cathedral of the Eparchy of Košice of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church.
Monuments
Marian Column, Košice
The Plague Column or Immaculata is a Baroque plague column (Marian and Holy Trinity column) in Košice, Slovakia.
Singing fountain in Košice
A musical fountain on Main Street in Košice, between the National Theatre and St Elisabeth's Cathedral.
Nature
Jasovská Cave
Jasov Cave is a speleothem limestone cave and archaeological site in the Slovak Karst in Slovakia. It is located near the village of Jasov, around 25 km (16 mi) from Košice city.
Botanical garden UPJŠ Košice
The 30-hectare botanical garden of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University on the northern edge of Košice; the largest in Slovakia.
Košice Zoo
The Košice Zoo is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavečany. It covers 292 hectares (720 acres) and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe. Visitors are allowed in only about one third of the site.
Herľany Geyser
Herľany geyser is a geyser located in the village of Herľany in Slovakia. The geyser is a natural phenomenon activated by human activity, but the eruption is influenced by nature, including recent rainfall.
Mestský park
The largest public park in Košice, in the Old Town district between the station square and Štefánikova Street.
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