Vilnius International Airport 1 hr 8
Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Botanikos sodas (26 min) Serene destination with blooming flowers, including a summer rose garden, plus ponds & a greenhouse. Devils' Museum (23 min) Offbeat museum featuring a collection of 3,000+ devil sculptures & carvings from around the globe. House of Perkūnas (22 min) 15th-century red-brick Hanseatic merchant's house, open for tours, art exhibitions & concerts. Vytautas the Great War Museum (23 min) Military museum displaying historical armor & weaponry collections, plus the wreck of a 1930s plane. Christ's Resurrection Church (21 min) Church and architecture M.K. Čiurlionis Museum of Art (23 min) Contemporary museum showcasing the works of Lithuanian painter & musician M.K. Čiurlionis. 9th Fort of the Kaunas Fortress (16 min) Reconstructed 1800s fort & Nazi place of execution, with exhibits & memorials about the Holocaust. Kaunas Castle (21 min) Defensive medieval castle with art & historical exhibitions, cultural events & guided tours. St. Michael the Archangel's Church (24 min) 19th-century, Byzantine-style church, home to an underground museum for the blind. Kaunas Town Hall (20 min) Lithuanian Folk Museum (17 min) Open-air museum showcasing local customs & culture, with folk performances & hands-on workshops. Kaunas Lagoon Regional Park (33 min) Kaunas Reservoir (40 min) Artificial lake with nature trails, fishing, beaches & a yacht club offering sailing excursions. Lithuanian Zoo (19 min) Zoo exhibiting various mammals, birds & reptiles in old-fashioned enclosures amid mature oak trees. Pažaislis monastery and church (20 min) Built in 1664, the baroque monastery with Lithuania's oldest church clocktower offers guided tours. |