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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Slovakia

47 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Slovakia

Updated November 28, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Slovakia

Orava Castle

Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia

Orava Castle

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

Hotel Galéria Spirit, Crazy Building (2016, Sebastián Wortys)

Bratislava, Slovakia

Hotel Galéria Spirit

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

Hrad Cachtice

Višňové, Slovakia

Ruins of Cachtice Castle

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

The painted village

Čičmany, Slovakia

Painted Village of Čičmany

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

The sculpture tops a small hill in the middle of the park

Bratislava, Slovakia

UFO of Bratislava

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

Stone Waterfall

Šiatorská Bukovinka, Slovakia

Stone Waterfall

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

Hrabušice, Slovakia

Sokolia Dolina Gorge

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

Cumil the Sewer Worker

Bratislava, Slovakia

Cumil the Sewer Worker

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Slovakia

This restaurant celebrates a country that only existed for a few weeks.

Košice, Slovakia

The Republic of the East

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.

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