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Parks and the outdoors in Kaunas

7 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Kaunas.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Kaunas

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    Church of Vytautas the Great

    Church of the Assumption of Holy Virgin Mary

    Gothic redbrick church built in 1400 for the Franciscan monks. It's suffered repeatedly from river floods, occupying armies and religious upheavals, but since 1919 has been Roman Catholic.

    24 hours

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    Kaunas Botanical Garden

    Extensive gardens and greenhouses established in 1923 and managed by the university.

    Daily 09:00-21:00Adult €6, conc or child €3

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    Kaunas Castle

    The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris. It was destroyed in 1401 and the new castle was constructed in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is the oldest building in Kaunas. Today the round tower houses an art gallery, and the castle hosts occasional festivals. The tip of the confluence is Santakos Park.

    Sep-May: Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-17:00; Jun-Aug: Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-16:00Adult €4, conc €2, child free

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    Kaunas Mosque

    Dinky little whitewashed brick mosque and minaret built in 1930. The city's first Muslims were Tatars in the 15th century, and this patch was their graveyard, hence the street name Totoriu. It was their quarter of Ramybė Park, which elsewhere interred Catholics, Lutherans and Orthodox. Eventually a wooden mosque, imam's house and school appeared on the site.

    Fri 12:00-23:00, Sat-Thu 13:30-23:00

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    LLB Museum

    Skansen-type outdoor ethnography museum on lake shore, with traditional buildings brought from around the country. In winter their interiors are closed up but you can still stroll around the park. Dogs permitted on leash outdoors.

    Daily May-Sep 10:00-18:00, Oct-Apr 10:00-16:00Adult €10, conc or child €5

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    Lithuanian Zoo

    Within Ąžuolynas Park, this was renovated in 2023 and now offers a better experience for animals and visitors.

    Daily 10:00-20:00Adult €10, conc or child €5

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    Miesto Sodas

    City Garden

    Good restaurant for European cuisine.

    Sun Mon 11:00-21:00, Tue-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri Sat 11:00-00:00

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Kaunas (CC BY-SA 4.0).