Prague Institute

Sites to See

Popular sights include:

  • Old Town (Staré Město) with its Old Town Square
  • The Astronomical Clock (Orloj) on Old Town Square
  • The picturesque Charles Bridge (Karlův most)
  • The vaulted gothic Old New Synagogue (Staronová synagoga) of 1270.
  • New Town (Nové město) with its busy and historic Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti)
  • Lesser Quarter (Malá Strana) with its Infant Jesus of Prague
  • Prague Castle (Pražský hrad)- the largest castle in the world with its St. Vitus Cathedral
  • Old Jewish quarter Josefov-with Old Jewish Cemetery and Old New Synagogue
  • Jan Žižka equestrian statue in Vítkov park, Žižkov - Prague 3.
  • The Lennon Wall
  • Vinohrady, a sightly quarter in the center
  • Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague - huge collections of glass, furniture, textile, toys, Art Nouveau, Cubism, Art Deco, and so on.
  • The museum of Heydrich assassination in the crypt of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
  • The National Museum
  • Vyšehrad castle & cemetery where many famous Czechs are buried including the composers Antonín Dvořák & Bedřich Smetana.
  • Písek Gate, last preserved city gate of the Baroque fortification
  • Observation tower (Petřínská rozhledna) on Petřín hill, which resembles the Eiffel Tower
  • Anděl (neighborhood) which is probably the busiest part of the city with a modern shopping mall and architecture
  • Žižkov Television Tower (Žižkovský vysílač) with observation deck - Prague 3.
  • The New Jewish Cemetery in Olšany, location of Franz Kafka's grave - Prague 3.
  • The Metronome, a giant, functional metronome that looms over the city
  • The Dancing House often referred to as the Fred and Ginger Building (Tancici Dum)
  • The Mucha Museum, showcasing the Art Nouveau works of Alfons Mucha
  • The vast cemeteries that are also used for walks by the locals, such as Olšany Cemetery
  • Places connected to writers living in the city, such as Franz Kafka (One popular destination is the Franz Kafka museum,
  • The Prague Zoo elected as the 7th best zoo in the world by Forbes magazine