Vilnius International Airport 1 hr 12
Christ's Resurrection Church (18 min) Church and architecture Lithuanian Zoo (15 min) Zoo exhibiting various mammals, birds & reptiles in old-fashioned enclosures amid mature oak trees. Kaunas Reservoir (39 min) Artificial lake with nature trails, fishing, beaches & a yacht club offering sailing excursions. Devils' Museum (19 min) Offbeat museum featuring a collection of 3,000+ devil sculptures & carvings from around the globe. Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Botanikos sodas (23 min) Serene destination with blooming flowers, including a summer rose garden, plus ponds & a greenhouse. St. Michael the Archangel's Church (20 min) 19th-century, Byzantine-style church, home to an underground museum for the blind. Vytautas the Great War Museum (19 min) Military museum displaying historical armor & weaponry collections, plus the wreck of a 1930s plane. Lithuanian Folk Museum (21 min) Open-air museum showcasing local customs & culture, with folk performances & hands-on workshops. 9th Fort of the Kaunas Fortress (12 min) Reconstructed 1800s fort & Nazi place of execution, with exhibits & memorials about the Holocaust. M.K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art (20 min) Contemporary museum showcasing the works of Lithuanian painter & musician M.K. Čiurlionis. Kaunas Town Hall (17 min) House of Perkūnas (18 min) 15th-century red-brick Hanseatic merchant's house, open for tours, art exhibitions & concerts. Kaunas Castle (17 min) Defensive medieval castle with art & historical exhibitions, cultural events & guided tours. Raudondvaris (22 min) Restored Renaissance stately home with stables, an ice house & an orangery, plus live concerts. Pažaislis monastery and church (18 min) Built in 1664, the baroque monastery with Lithuania's oldest church clocktower offers guided tours. |