Kaunas

Interwar modernist city

Curated by Vinod Kumar Jain & Amit Jain · All Frontier Global · free, no login · reviewed 2026-07-05

Things to do

Kaunas Old Town · Old town

Confluence-set old town of a castle, town hall 'White Swan' and Gothic churches. Best: May–Sep

Kaunas Castle · Castle

Restored Gothic riverside castle, the city's oldest stone building. Best: May–Sep

Laisvės alėja · Historic street

Long tree-lined pedestrian avenue of cafés and interwar modernist façades. Best: May–Sep

Ninth Fort · Memorial

Tsarist fort turned wartime memorial and museum on the city's edge. Best: May–Sep

Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum · Museum

WWII memorial fortress museum documenting Holocaust and wartime atrocities. Best: Year-round

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