Historical legacy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, pristine nature, seaside and SPA resorts are the main attraction points of Lithuania. Domestic tourism is also highly popular. Lithuanians also prefer to spend their vacations in Lithuania. Most tourists visit the big cities— Vilnius, Klaipėda, and Kaunas, seaside resorts, such as Neringa, Palanga, and Spa towns – Druskininkai, Birštonas. While the local travellers enjoy a lot exploring less famous but locally very important small towns, farmsteads, mansions, ethnographical villages.
August 2021
Museum of Miniature Arts and Exhibition Hall of Lithuanian Art Museum
In 2007 Lithuanian Art Museum restored the exposition of Museum of Miniature Arts that had been open throughout 1976–1989 in Juodkrantė Evangelic Lutheran Church. Over 300 pieces of art are presented in the exposition. There are miniature painted portraits, historical medals, fans created by the masters of Paris, St. Petersburg, and Prague (16th – 20th...
Military heritage
he country has some military sites left and maybe a very interesting place as a place of militarism heritage tourism. It might be interesting for anyone interested in the history of warfare or the Cold War. Major militarism heritage sites in Lithuania: • Kaunas Fortress, a massive system of forts built around Kaunas during the Russian...
Cold War Museum
This museum on the site of a former Soviet nuclear missile base is situated deep in the heart of the Žemaitija National Park. The highlight is the chance to poke around inside one of the former underground bunkers, complete with multimedia displays, ominous music and displays of weaponry and mannequins in military attire. It’s...
Thomas Mann Cultural Center, Museum
In 1929–1930, the family of Thomas Mann, German writer Nobel Prize Winner, built a cottage on the Mother-in-Law Hill in the northern part of Nida (Skruzdynės g.), and they used to spend their summers during the period from 1930 to 1932. Here T. Mann was writing his novel “Joseph and His Brothers” After World...
Lithuanian Sea Museum
Dolphins and sea lions, fish and penguins, beetles, flies, plants, shells, and mollusks – the magical water world is baffling. The Lithuanian Sea Museum invites you to become acquainted with it and learn how to respect and protect it. All you have to do is take the ferry from Klaipėda to Smiltynė and then...
Sea museum and Dolphinarium
Kopgalis – the most northerly point of the Curonian Spit and the latest formed locality of the Curonian Spit peninsula, the integral part of Klaipėda Port. The Sea Museum - Aquarium was opened in Kopgalis fort in 1979. The aquarium contains Lithuanian freshwater fish, Baltic Sea and tropical seas fish, invertebrates, sturgeons of impressive...
Weathervane Gallery
n 1844 a specific marking system - Weathervanes - was introduced to facilitate the fishing control in the Curonian Lagoon. Each fisherman had to install this sign of recognition on a masthead of kurėnas (Kurenkahn). It consisted of a tin shield painted in black and white color. Later on, red and white color flag,...
Gate of Dawn
Representing Vilnius’s defensive walls that had nine entrance gates and was initially constructed in the 16th century, the Gate of Dawn is the only leftovers of this historic structure from the medieval times. The complex has extreme religious and cultural significance as it boasts the famous painting named “Vilnius Madonna” and thus the place...
