Soaring to a height of 1,071 feet (326.5 meters), the Vilnius TV Tower is Lithuania’s tallest building, standing watch over the city’s Vingis Park. In addition to being a functioning radio and TV tower, it’s also a popular vista point, with an observation deck and revolving restaurant.
Few institutions better capture Lithuanian history than the National Museum of Lithuania. This Vilnius institution is not just a single museum but a collection of museums offering exhibits about everything from archeology to art history. The New Arsenal houses the museum's main collection, focused on state history.
Aukstaitija National Park is the largest and most popular of Lithuania’s national parks, home to 126 lakes scattered among the park’s woods, hills, and villages. The park also protects cultural treasures such as old watermills, ancient burial sites, and the oldest wooden church in Lithuania. Visitors are drawn to the park’s natural beauty and the region’s rich culture and historical villages.
Druskininkai Aquapark, Lithuania's largest waterpark, contains water slides and swimming pools, a hotel, a spa and wellness center, and an entertainment center with a bowling alley, as well as a food court and a nightclub. It’s the ideal one-stop destination for travelers looking for great rainy-day activities.
Though many shops around Eastern Europe offer amber trinkets for sale, Vilnius' Amber Museum-Gallery (Gintaro Muziejus-Galerija is in a class of its own. The ground floor space is part gallery-museum and part shop, and visitors can learn about Baltic amber in its plethora of colors, buy jewelry, and enjoy a daily amber polishing display.
From thrilling waterslides to relaxing thermal baths and shallow play pools, Vichy Aqua Park (Vichy Vandens Parkas) has something for all ages. Open all year round, it’s a fun family attraction, located just 15 minutes from Vilnius Old Town.
Behind the gray exterior of Vilnius’ National Art Gallery lies a sleek and modern arts and culture center with more than 46,000 exhibits of Lithuanian artwork in its extensive collection. The gallery is a branch of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art focusing on Lithuanian art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Located in the Bank of Lithuania complex, the Money Museum (Pinigu Muziejaus offers a fresh and engaging take on a sometimes drab topic: the evolution of money and banking, from bartering to systems with notes, coins, and credit. You can find two floors of interactive exhibits, a collection of paper money, and a treasure trove of coins.
A simple, pink exterior hides the show-stopping interior of Lithuania’s most prominent Russian Orthodox church. Step inside to find baroque stylings in green, blue, and pink, with rich artwork and detailing. The church is also flanked by a pair of monasteries—one for men, one for women, and the only such monasteries in Lithuania.
Located just south of the artsy Užupis district, Subacius Hill is an easily-accessible lookout point offering views across Vilnius. The telescopes and information placards explain what you're looking at and help you spot landmarks as you gaze northwest. On a clear day, you can see St. Anne's Church and the hilltop Gediminas Tower.
Lukiskes Square (Lukiskiu Aikste) is the largest in the city, and its history dates back to the 17th century when this corner of Vilnius was a bucolic enclave dotted with wooden houses. Since, the park has been enveloped by urban space, where it's bordered by Gediminas Avenue, and steps from the baroque Church of St. James and St. Philip.
