# The best things to do in Prague

Castle, bridges and Gothic squares: the Prague sights that U.S. News, travel blogs and Prague tourist information rate highest.

- 1346 votes · 16 items
- Aug 5, 2025 · forkful_detroit
- https://even.best/en/l/123/the-best-things-to-do-in-prague

## Top 15

1. **Prague Castle** (142 · ▲155 ▼13) — Among the largest ancient castle complexes in the world, founded in the 9th century, with St Vitus Cathedral and Golden Lane. <https://www.hrad.cz/>
2. **Charles Bridge** (107 · ▲117 ▼10) — 14th-century stone bridge over the Vltava lined with 30 Baroque statues; go at sunrise to avoid the crowds.
3. **Old Town Square and the Astronomical Clock** (102 · ▲112 ▼10) — The Orloj, installed in 1410, is the world's oldest astronomical clock still working; its apostles parade on the hour.
4. **St Vitus Cathedral** (86 · ▲93 ▼7) — Gothic cathedral inside the castle, with an Alfons Mucha stained-glass window and the tomb of St Wenceslas.
5. **Malá Strana (Lesser Town)** (69 · ▲77 ▼8) — Baroque quarter below the castle with St Nicholas Church and cobbled lanes.
6. **Josefov (Jewish Quarter)** (57 · ▲70 ▼13) — Synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, with some 12,000 visible headstones. <https://www.jewishmuseum.cz/>
7. **Vyšehrad** (57 · ▲70 ▼13) — Hilltop fortress with the Vyšehrad Cemetery, where Dvořák and Smetana are buried.
8. **Petřín Lookout Tower** (57 · ▲68 ▼11) — 1891 tower modelled on the Eiffel Tower, reached by funicular up Petřín Hill.
9. **Dancing House** (54 · ▲67 ▼13) — Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić's 'Fred and Ginger' building on the river, with a rooftop bar.
10. **Lennon Wall** (49 · ▲62 ▼13) — Graffiti wall in Malá Strana covered with John Lennon-inspired messages since the 1980s.
11. **Wenceslas Square** (47 · ▲60 ▼13) — Boulevard of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, topped by the National Museum.
12. **Strahov Monastery Library** (35 · ▲47 ▼12) — Baroque Theological and Philosophical Halls with painted ceilings.
13. **Vltava river cruise** (33 · ▲44 ▼11) — Boat trips pass under Charles Bridge with views of the castle.
14. **Municipal House** (28 · ▲41 ▼13) — Art Nouveau landmark from 1912 with the Smetana Hall and Mucha interiors. <https://www.obecnidum.cz/>
15. **Wallenstein Garden** (24 · ▲36 ▼12) — Free early Baroque garden of the Senate, with peacocks and the 'dripstone wall'.
16. **Church of Our Lady before Týn** (19 · ▲37 ▼18) — The twin Gothic spires that dominate Old Town Square.

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