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Things to do in Prague

Prague packs a lot into a compact centre. Here are all 56 sights in our planner, starting with the must-sees and then grouped by theme, each with opening hours, price and the time you need.

Last updated: 14 October 2026

Don't miss

Old Town Square, PragueOld Town

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Old Town Square

Prague's medieval heart, ringed by the Old Town Hall, the Týn Church spires and pastel Baroque façades.

Charles Bridge, PragueOld Town

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Charles Bridge

The 14th-century stone bridge with 30 Baroque statues, linking the Old Town to the Lesser Town under the castle.

Prague CastleCastle District

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Prague Castle

The world's largest castle complex: the main circuit takes in the Old Royal Palace, St George's, Golden Lane and St Vitus.

Sightseeing: squares, landmarks and viewpoints

Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall, PragueOld Town

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Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall

The 1410 astronomical clock with its hourly parade of apostles, plus the town hall tower and Gothic vaults.

Church of Our Lady before Týn, PragueOld Town

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Church of Our Lady before Týn

The twin-spired Gothic church over Old Town Square, with the tomb of astronomer Tycho Brahe inside.

Clementinum (Baroque Library & Astronomical Tower), PragueOld Town

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Clementinum (Baroque Library & Astronomical Tower)

A guided tour of the frescoed Baroque library hall and the 52 m Astronomical Tower with its view over the Old Town.

Powder Tower, PragueOld Town

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Powder Tower

The Gothic gate where the coronation route began, with a small exhibition and a gallery view at the top.

Old-New Synagogue, PragueJewish Quarter

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Old-New Synagogue

Europe's oldest working synagogue, a Gothic hall from the 13th century, linked to the legend of the Golem.

St Nicholas Church (Lesser Town), PragueLesser Town

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St Nicholas Church (Lesser Town)

Prague's grandest Baroque church, with a 20 m dome, ceiling frescoes and an organ Mozart played.

Lennon Wall, PragueLesser Town

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Lennon Wall

A graffiti-covered wall that became a peace and freedom memorial after John Lennon's death in 1980.

Kampa Island, PragueLesser Town

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Kampa Island

A leafy island park by the Devil's Stream, with an old mill wheel and views of Charles Bridge.

Petřín Hill & Lookout Tower, PragueLesser Town

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Petřín Hill & Lookout Tower

A wooded hill with rose gardens and a mini Eiffel Tower from 1891; 299 steps to the best view of the castle.

Wallenstein Garden, PragueLesser Town

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Wallenstein Garden

An early Baroque palace garden of the Czech Senate, with bronze statues, a dripstone wall and strutting peacocks.

St Vitus Cathedral, PragueCastle District

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St Vitus Cathedral

The Gothic cathedral of the castle, with St Wenceslas Chapel, royal tombs and a Mucha stained-glass window.

Loreta, PragueCastle District

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Loreta

A Baroque pilgrimage site with a copy of the Holy House, cloisters, a diamond monstrance and a 27-bell carillon.

Strahov Monastery & Library, PragueCastle District

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Strahov Monastery & Library

A 12th-century abbey whose Baroque Theological and Philosophical halls are among the world's most beautiful libraries.

Wenceslas Square, PragueNew Town

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Wenceslas Square

A long boulevard of shops and arcades under the National Museum, scene of the 1989 Velvet Revolution.

Vyšehrad, PragueVyšehrad & Vinohrady

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Vyšehrad

A hilltop fortress of Czech legends with the twin-spired basilica, the cemetery of Dvořák and Mucha, and river views.

Žižkov Television Tower, PragueVyšehrad & Vinohrady

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Žižkov Television Tower

Prague's tallest structure, a 216 m tower with crawling babies by David Černý and a 93 m viewing deck.

Letná Park & Metronome, PragueLetná & Holešovice

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Letná Park & Metronome

A hilltop park with the classic postcard view of Prague's bridges and the giant Metronome where Stalin once stood.

Old Town Bridge Tower, PragueOld Town

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Old Town Bridge Tower

Gothic gate at the Old Town end of Charles Bridge: 138 steps up to a gallery with the classic view of the bridge and castle.

Vrtba Garden, PragueLesser Town

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Vrtba Garden

Steep Baroque terrace garden with statues by Braun and a view over the Lesser Town roofs to the castle.

Franciscan Garden, PragueNew Town

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Franciscan Garden

Quiet walled garden between Wenceslas and Jungmann squares, with rose arches, herb beds and a playground.

Head of Franz Kafka, PragueNew Town

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Head of Franz Kafka

David Černý’s 11-metre steel head of Kafka whose 42 layers turn and realign, beside the Quadrio centre.

Stromovka Park, PragueLetná & Holešovice

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Stromovka Park

Former royal hunting reserve, now Prague’s largest central park, with ponds, old oaks and many playgrounds.

Rieger Gardens (Riegrovy sady), PragueVyšehrad & Vinohrady

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Rieger Gardens (Riegrovy sady)

Hillside park in Vinohrady whose top meadow looks out over the Old Town spires to Prague Castle.

Museums and galleries

Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery), PragueJewish Quarter

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Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery)

One ticket for the Maisel, Pinkas and Spanish synagogues, the Old-New Synagogue and the crowded Old Jewish Cemetery.

National Museum, PragueNew Town

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National Museum

The grand neo-Renaissance museum atop Wenceslas Square: natural history, Czech history and a dome with city views.

Mucha Museum, PragueNew Town

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Mucha Museum

Nearly 100 original posters, paintings and drawings by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha in a Baroque palace.

Franz Kafka Museum, PragueLesser Town

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Franz Kafka Museum

Atmospheric show of first editions, letters and films on Kafka’s Prague in an old brickworks on the river.

Museum of Communism, PragueNew Town

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Museum of Communism

Everyday life, propaganda and the secret police in Czechoslovakia from 1948 to the Velvet Revolution of 1989.

National Technical Museum, PragueLetná & Holešovice

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National Technical Museum

Hall full of steam engines, cars, planes and motorbikes, plus a mock coal mine, astronomy and printing: a family favourite.

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, PragueLetná & Holešovice

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DOX Centre for Contemporary Art

Big contemporary art centre in a former factory, crowned by Gulliver, a 42-metre wooden airship on the roof.

National Gallery – Trade Fair Palace, PragueLetná & Holešovice

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National Gallery – Trade Fair Palace

Huge functionalist trade-fair palace of 1928 holding the National Gallery’s modern and contemporary art.

Museum of Decorative Arts (UPM), PragueJewish Quarter

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Museum of Decorative Arts (UPM)

Bohemian glass, porcelain, fashion, posters and furniture in a neo-Renaissance palace opposite the Rudolfinum.

Museum Kampa, PragueLesser Town

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Museum Kampa

Riverside mill on Kampa Island with Kupka’s abstract paintings, Central European modern art and Černý’s crawling babies outside.

Lobkowicz Palace, PragueCastle District

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Lobkowicz Palace

Private palace inside Prague Castle with Bruegel, Canaletto, Beethoven manuscripts and a family-narrated audio guide.

Architecture

Municipal House, PragueOld Town

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Municipal House

Prague's Art Nouveau showpiece: a guided tour of Smetana Hall and salons decorated by Alfons Mucha and others.

Dancing House, PragueNew Town

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Dancing House

Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić's 'Fred and Ginger' building from 1996, swaying on the Vltava embankment.

Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord, PragueVyšehrad & Vinohrady

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Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord

Plečnik’s 1932 brick church on Jiřího z Poděbrad square, with a tower that is one giant glass clock face.

Food and markets

Holešovice Market (Hall 22), PragueLetná & Holešovice

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Holešovice Market (Hall 22)

Prague’s biggest year-round food market, with 80-plus stalls in an old slaughterhouse hall plus street-food stands.

Náplavka Farmers’ Market

New Town

Saturday market on the riverbank below the Dancing House: Czech cheeses, pastries, sausages and coffee.

Beer

Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience, PragueOld Town

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Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience

Interactive tour of the first golden lager just off Wenceslas Square, ending with tank beer at the pub.

U Fleků brewery & beer hall, PragueNew Town

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U Fleků brewery & beer hall

Beer hall brewing its dark 13° lager for over 500 years, with romantic halls, a garden and a small brewery museum.

Strahov Monastery Brewery, PragueCastle District

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Strahov Monastery Brewery

Brewpub in the courtyard of Strahov Monastery serving its own St Norbert beers next to the copper brewhouse.

Staropramen Visitor Centre, PragueNew Town

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Staropramen Visitor Centre

Audiovisual tour of the Smíchov brewery founded in 1869, with its old brew kettle, ending with a beer tasting.

Pivovarský dům Benedict, PragueNew Town

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Pivovarský dům Benedict

Brewpub on the corner of Ječná and Lípová brewing its own lagers plus odd ones such as coffee beer.

Chocolate

Choco-Story Chocolate Museum, PragueOld Town

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Choco-Story Chocolate Museum

Seven rooms on the story of cocoa next to the Týn Church, with a praline demonstration and chocolate tasting.

Prague Chocolate Steiner & KovarikLesser Town

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Prague Chocolate Steiner & Kovarik

Czech family chocolatier on the lane up to the castle: handmade chocolates, roasted almonds and honey nougat.

Shopping

Na Příkopě, PragueOld Town

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Na Příkopě

Pedestrian boulevard from Wenceslas Square to the Powder Tower, with brand stores and old arcades.

Pařížská Street, PragueJewish Quarter

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Pařížská Street

Prague’s luxury boulevard from Old Town Square to the river, lined with Art Nouveau houses and designer boutiques.

Havelská Market, PragueOld Town

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Havelská Market

The Old Town’s only surviving market square, dating from 1232: fruit stalls, wooden toys and souvenirs.

Palladium, PragueOld Town

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Palladium

Central Prague’s biggest mall: some 180 shops and 20 cafés over five floors in a rebuilt former barracks.

With kids

Prague ZooLetná & Holešovice

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Prague Zoo

One of Europe's best zoos on a hillside in Troja, with gorillas, elephants, an Indonesian jungle hall and a chairlift.

Mirror Maze on Petřín, PragueLesser Town

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Mirror Maze on Petřín

Little mock castle on Petřín with a mirror labyrinth, a 1648 battle diorama and a hall of laughing mirrors.

Petřín Funicular, PragueLesser Town

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Petřín Funicular

Ride the new glass-roofed cars from Újezd up Petřín Hill, with views over the river and the Old Town.

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