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Ochtiná (Košický kraj)
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
The cave was discovered by chance by M.Cangár and J. Prošek, the employees of the East-Slovakian Ore Survey in Jelšava, while drilling the geological survey Kapusta Adit in 1954. The cave was inspected by the people from Turista national enterprise in 1955 and the first survey works took place in 1956. Cave development works for opening to the public started in 1966 by thirling the access adit 145 m long, which enabled ...
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Herľany (Košický kraj)
The geyser of Herľany
The geyser of Herľany is a rarity in Europe as there are only eight geysers like this one in the whole world. The geyser came into existence by making an artificial borehole to a depth of 405 metres. Eruptions of this geyser are irregular and dependent on ground water circulation. Before you decide to see it, it is better to check the next eruption on the website stated below.
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Bratislava (Bratislavský kraj)
The Narrowest House
Few know that close to Michael’s Gate in Bratislava there is the narrowest house in the world. It was built in the late 18th century between Michael's Tower and the neighbouring burgher house after removal of the Bratislava city walls. This unique specimen with its width of 130 cm surpasses the alleged "narrowest house in the world" built in Warsaw in Poland in 2012.
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Stará Turá (Trenčiansky kraj)
Column of Shame (pillory) in Stará Turá
Unique cultural and historical monument of smallish town Stará Turá is the pillory or column of shame originating from the 17th century. Pillory stood on the site, where most people passed by and served as the public "display" of all sorts of offenders. Adulterer, blasphemer, backbiter, drunkard or other ne'er was chained to the column becoming the target of public ridicule and condemnation (sometimes even saliva or ...
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Bratislava (Bratislavský kraj)
Cumil Statue
A statue of Cumil is a unique attraction, one of symbols of Bratislava. Bratislava was the only city in the world having a statue of a man peeking out from under a manhole cover, later some Eastern European metropolis have started to copy it.
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Košice (Košický kraj)
Wax Museum, Urban´s tower
Urban´s tower is from the 14th century integral part of the St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice. Currently it is the seat of the unique wax museum, the only one of its kind in Slovakia. Visitors will find a list of the most important personalities bound to history of Košice, which often also have a much broader meaning. As an example of St. Elizabeth, Matthias Corvinus, Sigismund of Luxemburg, Francis II. Rákoczi, Jonáš ...
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Liptovské Sliače (Žilinský kraj)
Church of Two Hearts in Liptovský Sliač
In Slovakia it is very difficult to find similar buildings such as the Church of Two Hearts in Liptovský Sliač. This remarkable work of art with its Avant-Garde design breaks any stereotype. The architecture definitely impresses not only fans of modern architecture but also people who do not belong to those who admire modern sacral buildings. A beautiful exterior of the church evokes Noah’s Ark and thanks to it the church ...
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Bratislava (Bratislavský kraj)
Brick tank
Brick imitation of tank. This tank has to imitate tank model T-34. What for it was, its still under speculation. It was a training target or was for intimidate the enemy infantry. First guess its better, cause there are shot holes in gun and there are mention in some forums that was used for infantry training. Cause is imitate tank model T-34, it can be build by german army to train or to scary enemy when german army ...
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