Sights & Attractions in Prague

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Bazilika svatého Jirí Inside, this church looks more or less as it did in the 12th century...	Religious Sites	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Botanická zahrada The garden's newest addition is Fata Morgana, a snaking 429-foot...	Gardens / Arboretums	Letná, Holesovice, and Troja

Café au Gourmand Just outside of Old Town Square on Dlouhá Street, Café...		Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Café Fresco If you're worn out after the long uphill climb to the bluff...		Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Chrám svatého Mikuláse With dynamic curves, this church is one of the purest and most...	Religious Sites	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)


Chrám svatého Víta With its graceful, soaring towers, this Gothic cathedral—among...	Religious Sites	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Clementinum The origins of this massive complex—now part of the university—date...	Libraries	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Cubist houses Bordered to the north by Nové Mesto and to the south by...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Druhé nádvorí Except for the view of the spires of St. Vitus's Cathedral, the...	Squares	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Dum U cerné Matky bozí In the second decade of the 20th century, young Czech architects...	Museums / Galleries	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Franz Kafka Museum The great early-20th-century Jewish author Kafka wasn't Czech...	Museums / Galleries	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Hotel Paríz Head around the corner from Obecní dum to the café...		Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Hotel U Prince With an entrance diagonally opposite the astronomical clock...		Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Hradcanské námestí With its fabulous mixture of baroque and Renaissance houses...	Squares	Hradcany (Castle Area)

Jan Hus monument Few memorials in Prague elicited as much controversy as this...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Kampa Prague's largest "island" is cut off from the "mainland" by the...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Karlovo námestí This square began life as a cattle market, a function chosen...	Squares	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Karluv most This is Prague's signature monument, and worth the denomination...	Architectural Sites	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Káva Káva Káva In the Platýz courtyard immediately east of the church...		Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Klausová synagóga This baroque synagogue displays objects from Czech Jewish traditions...	Religious Sites	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Kostel Matky Bozí pred Týnem One of the best examples of Prague Gothic, this church's exterior...	Religious Sites	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Kostel Nejsvetejsího Srdce Páne If you've had your fill of Romanesque, Gothic, and baroque, this...	Religious Sites	Vinohrady and Zizkov

Kostel Panny Marie vítezné This aging, well-appointed church on the Lesser Quarter's main...	Religious Sites	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Královská zahrada This peaceful swath of greenery affords lovely views of St. Vitus's...	Parks	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Královský palác A jumble of styles and add-ons from different eras are gathered...	Castles / Palaces	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Krízikova fontána This pressurized-water and colored-light show was originally...	Fountains	Letná, Holesovice, and Troja

Les Moules Crave a culinary change from constant meat and potatoes? Try...		Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Letenské sady Come to this large, shady park for an unforgettable view of Prague's...	Parks	Letná, Holesovice, and Troja

Lobkovický palác Greatly benefiting from a recent renovation, this palace is a...	Museums / Galleries	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Lobkowicz Palace Café Break for a coffee, pastry, or even lunch and enjoy one of the...		Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)

Maiselova synagóga The history of Czech Jews from the 10th to the 18th century is...	Religious Sites	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Malostranské námestí Another one of the many classic examples of Prague's charm, this...	Squares	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Mucha Museum For decades it was almost impossible to find an Alfons Mucha...	Museums / Galleries	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Museum Kampa The spotlighted jewel on Kampa Island is a remodeled flour mill...	Museums / Galleries	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Muzeum Antonína Dvoráka The stately baroque red-and-yellow villa housing this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Vinohrady and Zizkov

Na príkope The name means "At the Moat" and harks back to the time when...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Národní divadlo Statues representing Drama and Opera rise above the riverfront...	Arts / Performance Venues	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Národní galerie Housed in the 18th-century Sternberský palác (Sternberg...	Museums / Galleries	Hradcany (Castle Area)

National Memorial On Vítkov Hill, one of the high points in the city, this...	Memorials / Monuments	Vinohrady and Zizkov

Nerudova ulice This steep street used to be the last leg of the "Royal Way,"...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Obecní dum The city's art nouveau showpiece still fills the role it had...	Arts / Performance Venues	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Palác Kinských This exuberant building, built in 1765 from Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer's...	Museums / Galleries	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Petrín sady For a superb view of the city—from a slightly more solitary...	Parks	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Pinkasova synagóga Here you'll find two moving testimonies to the appalling crimes...	Religious Sites	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Pivovarksy Dum Parched from your circuit of the square? Walk up Jecná...		Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Prasná brána Once used as storage space for gunpowder, this dark, imposing...	Viewpoints	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Rudolfinum Thanks to a thorough makeover and exterior sandblasting, this...	Arts / Performance Venues	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Schwarzenberský palác A boxy palace with an extravagant façade, this space is...	Museums / Galleries	Hradcany (Castle Area)

Staromestská radnice This is a center of Prague life for tourists and locals alike...	Viewpoints	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Staromestské námestí The hype about Old Town Square is completely justified. Picture...	Squares	Staré Mesto (Old Town)

Staronová synagóga Dating from the mid-13th century, this is one of the most important...	Religious Sites	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Starý zidovský hrbitov An unforgettable sight, this cemetery is where all Jews living...	Cemeteries	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Tancící dum This whimsical building, one of Prague's most popular, came to...	Architectural Sites	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

U(P)M In a custom-built art nouveau building from 1897, this wonderfully...	Museums / Galleries	Josefov (Jewish Quarter)

Václavské námestí Some 500,000 students and citizens gathered here in the heady...	Squares	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Valdstejnska Zahrada With its idiosyncratic high-walled gardens and superb, vaulted...	Gardens / Arboretums	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Veletrzní palác The National Gallery's Sbírka moderního a soucasného...	Museums / Galleries	Letná, Holesovice, and Troja

Vrtbovská zahrada An unobtrusive door on noisy Karmelitská hides the entranceway...	Gardens / Arboretums	Malá Strana (Lesser Quarter)

Vysehrad Bedrich Smetana's symphonic poem Vysehrad opens with four bardic...	Castles / Palaces	Nové Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad

Zlatá ulicka A jumbled collection of tiny, ancient, brightly colored houses...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Prazský Hrad (Prague Castle)
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