Travel guide

Kaunas

Interwar modernist gem

🗓️ Best time: May–September💰 Budget · ~$70/day📍 Lithuania

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About Kaunas

Lithuania's spirited second city and former capital — a red-brick castle and old town at the meeting of two rivers, a UNESCO trove of 1920s–30s modernist architecture, street art, and a young creative scene.

⭐ Things to do in Kaunas

Kaunas Castle & Old TownLaisvės Alėja boulevardNinth Fort memorialDevil's MuseumFunicular railwaysInterwar modernist buildingsPažaislis MonasteryKaunas street-art murals

🍽️ What to eat in Kaunas

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Cepelinai (potato dumplings)Kibinai pastriesŠaltibarščiai (cold beet soup)Craft beer

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🚕 Getting around

Walkable centre; two historic funiculars up the hills.

💡 Local tip

Ride one of the 1930s wooden funiculars up to Aleksotas for a view over the old town.