Žiarská chata is the only mountain cottage that lies on the southern side of the Western Tatras (Roháče). That is why it is a very popular destination for tourists. It lies at an altitude of 1,325 m above sea level in the Žiarská Valley. A 6 km asphalt road leads to the cottage, entry is allowed only for accommodated guests at the cottage. The cottage was built in 1939. The cottage has been reconstructed several times. In 2006, the old cottage was demolished and a new, current cottage was built. It is possible to replenish drinking water supplies at the cottage. The cottage is open all year round.
Historic Forest Railway
This magical and unique technical monument is located about 100 km beyond our border between the villages of Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto. It is a so-called forest railway used to haul wood from the picturesque and inaccessible hills of Orava. It was not the only one in Slovakia, but it was probably used for the longest time and, above all, part of it has been preserved as part of the Kysuce Museum.
The Kysuce-Orava Forest Railway (KOLŽ) was established in 1926 by merging two independent forest railways – the Kysuce Forest Railway, leading from Oščadnice to Chmúra, and the Orava Forest Railway, leading from Lokec to Erdútka (now Oravská Lesná). Both railways were built in 1915-1918 with a gauge of 760 mm. KOLŽ was created by the construction of a 10.5 km long connecting section from Gontkula in Oravská Lesná to Chmúra. The construction of a part of the connecting line from Chmúra to the Beskyd saddle was technically demanding, where it was necessary to overcome an elevation gain of 217 m on a section of 1500 m (as the crow flies), which was solved by building 3 spike headlands and at the same time the Chnúra and Beskyd-sedlo stations were built as headlands.
The main line was almost 61 km long and led from Oščadnice in Kysuce to Lokec in Orava, from which a large number of branches led. These were established and cancelled according to the current need for logging. The longest length was reached by KOLŽ in the 1920s – almost 110 km.
The locomotive fleet consisted mainly of steam locomotives MÁV, Henschel, Krauss, Orenstein und Koppel and ČKD. Of the wagons, the most commonly used were webbed bogies for the transport of logs.
Museum of the Kysuce Village
The Museum of the Kysuce Village is an open-air museum located near the village of Nová Bystrica, part of Vychylovka in the Chmúra valley, which is part of the Kysuce Protected Landscape Area. The open-air museum was established on October 11, 1974, and one of the main reasons for its establishment was the construction of the Nová Bystrica water reservoir
Tatras Tower
The tallest and highest tower will provide you with an authentic and meaningful experience of the natural beauty of the High Tatras and allow you to experience their unforgettable captivating charm in a whole new dimension using the latest technologies.
Dinopark Tatry Tryceraptos
The lost world of dinosaurs from the fascinating Mesozoic period in the High Tatras under the Raimund motorway in Dolní Smokovec. The exhibition introduces the mysterious animals that lived on our planet Earth millions of years ago, is the largest concentration of dinosaurs per square meter and reveals all the interesting facts and real knowledge about these creatures.
The Dinopark is built on the site where these incredible creatures once really lived. There are 10 dynamic models of dinosaurs with realistic sounds. Faithful movement and realistic sounds breathed life into these prehistoric animals and woke them up from their sleep. Visitors will learn interesting information about their way of life, diet and the time in which they ruled the Earth. And it is also possible to take a photo with each dinosaur. The Dinopark also includes a 2D cinema designed for the youngest visitors, trampolines, a bouncy castle, an intuitive walkway, virtual reality and a buffet with refreshments.
petrified rose Hot Spring Colonnade
Under the floor of the colonnade there is a place for pumping, distribution and thermal regulation of the spring water. There are also areas where the hot spring “overgrows” Karlovy Vary souvenirs. In the old part of the hot spring underground, a tourist route has been put into operation.
Sundial – Karlovy Vary
Hrčava – Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes
The village on the border of three countries – the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia is called Little Prague due to its clear and pro-Czech distinctiveness of previous generations. In the village there is a wooden church of St. Cyril and St. Methodius. On the feast of the missionaries, a large pilgrimage takes place in Hrčava every year. The village is located in the Silesian Beskydy Mountains and has a purely mountainous character. The road was brought to the village only in 1960. The neighboring Bukovec (accessible from Hrčava only on foot) is the easternmost village in the Czech Republic. Approximately one km from Hrčava there is an obelisk on Trojmezí, which marks the exact border of the three countries. There is a pub in Hrčava and, even with a very small population, a school, which was once visited by President Václav Havel. A trip to Hrčava is very inspiring. You can get to Hrčava by car if you turn left just before the Mosty u Jablunkova border crossing and drive through 10 km of serpentines, at the end of which Hrčava will smile at you.
Hrčava – Hrčava Museum
The former wooden Masaryk School from 1924 has been used as a kindergarten since 1978 (after the construction of a new school made of wooden panels). Until 2004, it also served as a kindergarten in the countryside. In 1991-92, the building was reconstructed to accommodate a kindergarten in nature, where from 1992 twenty children alternated with their teachers at fourteen-day intervals.
On the side in front of the school building is the Memorial to the Presidents. It is part of the turbulent history of the easternmost tri-border village of Hrčava. It is a monolith with a plaque with reliefs of Presidents T. G. Masaryk and Dr. Edvard Beneš with the inscription 1918 – Czechoslovakia – 1938.
Mariánský Bridge – Ústí nad Labem
The Marian Bridge for road traffic and pedestrians crosses the Elbe River in Ústí nad Labem, thus connecting the city districts of Ústí nad Labem-město and Ústí nad Labem-Střekov. It was opened in 1998 and is thus the youngest of the three river bridges in Ústí, after the Dr. E. Beneš Bridge and the railway bridge.