From the owner: Na hvězdárně máte jedinečnou možnost pozorovat skutečnou oblohu dalekohledem - a to nejen hvězdy a…read moreplanety v noci, ale třeba i slunce ve dne. Můžete zde pozorovat astronomické úkazy, jako jsou zatmění slunce či měsíce nebo třeba přechody planet přes slunce. Na hvězdárně také poznáte, jak vypadají a fungují dalekohledy. Nabízíme bezbariérově přístupný dalekohled pro pozorování oblohy. Hvězdárna je postavena na skalnatém výběžku kopce Ládví, v nadmořské výšce 325 m. Za vynikající dohlednosti výhled na pohraniční hory - Krušné, Jizerské a Krkonoše. Nabízíme řadu výukových pořadů, exkurzí či přednášek pro všechny věkové kategorie. Program zahrnuje témata z oblasti astronomie, fyziky, chemie, biologie, zeměpisu a dalších příbuzných oborů. Snažíme se rozvíjet vědomosti žáků a studentů a probouzet v nich zájem o technické předměty a vesmír. Hvězdárny a planetárium nyní spojily své síly, aby Vás pod značkou Planetum rozmanitými způsoby co nejblíže přiblížily k vesmíru a poskytly vám ještě lepší zážitky. Přijďte se k nám podívat na vesmír. Těšíme se na Vaši návštěvu.

Get a sense of the industrial prowess of Czechoslovakia: motorcycles, cars, planes, trains - they…read morebuilt them all. The main hall display is a feast for the eyes. The realisation of what sort of powerhouse Czechoslovakia was in the interbellum really hits you. All the greater news: Czechia retook that place largely, after regaining its freedom. One thing cannot be fixed alas: cars looked so much cooler in the past...

One of the highlights of my trip to Prague was the National Technical Museum (Národní technické…read moremuzeum). It was fantastic. The museum is quite large, with 7 floors (floors -3 to 3, with a floor 0), and including a quick lunch at the museum, I was there for nearly five hours. The exhibits I saw were: Technology in the Home; Printing; Astronomy; Television Studio; Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Design; Photography; Chemistry Around Us; Measurement of Time; Transportation; Steam Engines in the Czech Lands; Metallurgy; Mining; and a temporary exhibit on Taiwan, which was in place of the Technology in Toys exhibit. My favourite exhibits were the astronomy, time, and chemistry exhibits. The astronomy exhibit had really cool instruments, and I probably spent the longest in that exhibit. The Technology in the Home exhibit was pretty interesting as well, and had household appliances on display from the mid-19th century to present time. I didn't care too much for the Taiwan exhibit, although the display of ancient Chinese locks and keys was neat. Overall, this is an amazing museum, and I highly recommend it. The only issue I had, however, was at the restaurant. Before I went to the museum, I checked on their website that they took credit card, which they did. However, for some reason, the restaurant took cash only, which was not mentioned on the website, nor were there any signs indicating this, so I only found out after I had ordered my food. And as I was towards the end of my trip in Prague, I was running low on cash. So beware about that, and bring cash just in case. Other things to note: there is no wi-fi, but it is wheelchair accessible. [Yelp collections: Europe 2015; Prague, Czech Republic; Museums and Art Galleries]

You may pass this museum if you aren't looking for it. It is nestled in a small storefront with…read moreseveral other shops off the main square. We went inside out of curiosity. It wasn't expensive so we paid to walk through. It is about a 30 minute self-guided tour unless you read all the placards. They are all easy, short reads. The place is a little dusty and dated. Still, it is fun to walk around and discover that your mother's "neck massager" had other purposes. Gasp! Make sure to grab a picture in the chair in the front lobby. It will tell you how hot of a lo er you are. All good fun!

Interesting, fun and shocking, but all good fun and the people visiting were great and all had a…read moregood sense of humor. This wasn't a weirdo hangout at all. Enjoy!

This baroque church is a hidden gem and well worth the entrance fee. At the center of the courtyard…read moreis Santa Casa, a replica of the church of the same name in the Holy Land. A handy map guides visitors around the arcades. The Church of the Nativity of Our Lord houses cherubic statues honoring specific saints. Look for the angel extracting a tooth, celebrating Saint Apollonia. Check out the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows in the corner, featuring a crucified bearded lady. On the 1st floor, visit the treasury to see the Prague Sun shimmering with its 6,222 diamonds. There is also a replica of a crypt uncovered in 2011.

I really didn't know what to expect from Loreta. Travel guide descriptions were often all over the…read moreplace, citing it as a must-see, but also a mixed bag of a museum. Which it is. After visiting here, it's impossible to pigeonhole Loreta as one thing. Which is a long-winded way of saying that, yes, what you've read is accurate, even if it seems confusing and a bit unhelpful even. Loreta is many things, and easily defined is not one of them. That won't stop me from trying, of course. After purchasing a ticket and photography pass, I wandered around the cloister, taking in a variety of religious artwork along the perimeter, getting a good look at the iconic, baroque clock tower looming overhead, the courtyard statues, and the center shrine to the Virgin Mary. It was all very beautiful and very old, but feeling unappreciative (and guilty for feeling unappreciative), I couldn't help thinking to myself, "Is this it?" As I made the full trip around the cloister, I soon saw signs for the Treasury upstairs. "No, this was not it," I assured myself. I was in for more. This second floor was more of a proper museum, with your glass-cased relics and Jesus sketches and gift shops and whatnot. But there was one room in particular that alone was worth the visit to Loreta. I swear, it was like stepping into that room at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey, except that it glowed this galactic black instead of the film's signature white. Hard to explain, but it felt like I was somewhere final, somewhere special, somewhere sacred. This room was filled with a ton of priceless artifacts, like diamond-encrusted papal mitres and gloves (#popeswag) and this ridiculously beautiful ostensory know as the Prague Sun. Fittingly, I helplessly gravitated towards this spiky trophy, made of - count 'em - 6,222 diamonds. Alone in this room, I felt a bit like Indiana Jones finding that golden idol at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was an unreal collection and this monstrance was clearly the star attraction. So, after all was said and done, what is Loreta? Yeah, it's a museum, an impressive place of pilgrimage, with beautiful scenery and a stunning collection of jewels - all of those things. But it's a bit of a hidden gem itself, not as immediately stately as some of Prague's other major landmarks, but one that demands your patience and attention and humility in order to fully appreciate it.

We came with two kids, ages 8 and 13. Did a tour in the museum which is small but cute, and did a…read moreworkshop for the kids. Stella, our guide at the workshop, was super friendly and knowledgeable. The kids had a great time . It was both fun and informative. Each room had an AI based translation in speakers to many languages, including Hebrew. I think we were there for about two hours. It's a small but fun activity. The location in central and easy to combine with other museums in the area.

I stopped by this place just to look around and ended up buying a ticket to the chocolate museum…read moreand workshop, because they had a student discount. *THE CHOCOLATE MUSEUM* The museum is quite small, and frankly pretty boring. It was a weird combination of the history of chocolate, the history of the Czech Republic, the history of chocolate in the Czech Republic, ... and random wax statues that I feel they just plopped into the rooms just to entice viewers to visit the wax museum too. The "free chocolate" samples that was described at the entrance was only located in the middle of the tour, which consists of 5 chocolate disk dispensers (like the chocolate you use for baking, not actual chocolates for snacking). They also have a praline making demonstration every 30 minutes, which lasts about 5 minutes, and you get to sample the end product. *THE WORKSHOP* The lady at the reception told me that there were two chocolate making workshop locations - one on the second floor and another one at the entrance of the shop, on the ground floor. I was redirected to the one at the bottom, and although it was nice because I didn't have to share the space with anyone else, it was EXTREMELY awkward because all the customers could watch as I was the only one making my chocolates, and were watching me like a caged animal haha It was a pretty straightforward workshop - the worker fills the piping bag with your choice of chocolate, and you simply just pipe the chocolate into the plastic molds, put your toppings on, and let it cool for about 10 minutes while you shop around. *THE SHOP* The shop is fairly large and has a wide variety of chocolates - they have chocolate tabs, chocolate covered nuts, melting chocolates, pralines, etc. You also get a 10% off coupon for the store items when you buy a ticket to the chocolate museum, and the melting chocolates were 50% off with the coupon.

Apparently there's two different Mucha Museums within walking distance of each other. I bought my…read moreticket online, and went to the Mucha Museum that was inside a mall, which was where the staff told me I was in the wrong place. Turns out there's TWO Mucha Museums, and the right one I bought my ticket for was a short walk away. Unfortunately, my cellular data for some reason REFUSED to work on my phone, and I had to figure out manually and cobble together clues from just looking at the map on google maps and use Chanel store's wifi to get to the Mucha Museum I had bought my ticket for. It's a small museum, and while I love Mucha's works, and seeing life-size posters of Mucha's gorgeous works in person was very inspiring, this was pretty overpriced. Much of the work displayed were his print work/lithos, and it would have been nice to see originals.

Well I for one liked this little Mucha museum. Yes it is small, but you will learn a lot here…read more You will learn about Mucha's evolution as an artist, his oil works, poster art, crafts and architecture. Also you will learn about his Czech patriotism and pan slavic philosophy. When you go to the municipal house you will have more background and context for what you see there. Highly recommend.

From the owner: Jsme moderní science centrum s planetáriem a stovkami originálních interaktivních exponátů. Svět…read morevědy a techniky, který tě uhrane a nepustí. Přijď si s celou rodinou užít den plný zážitků, které jinde neprožiješ.

My family and I visited the Prague Jewish Wuarter on our recent trip. The sites were beautiful and…read moremoving. We were especially moved by the cemetery and Pinkas synagogue. We are glad we visited. It wasn't the most kid friendly of sites but we bought the audio guide and that kept him largely occupied. He was interested in the stories of Gollum. The audio guides and tickets were really expensive, by far the most expensive thing we did on our trip. A family ticket for 3 of us with the audio firs was about $80 USD. So that's the only thing to note. Make sure you set aside enough time and money if you choose to do the various sites.

Great collection of museums and synagogues. The highlights were the Spanish synagogue, Old-New…read moreSynagogue, and old cemetery. Prices are pretty high at 20 euros (500 czk) per person. The front desk worker very aggressively tried to upsell us on audio guides, which cost an additional 250 czk (10 euros) per person. We declined, and she argued with us, and then tried to add them on anyway! Having seen the collection, I am confident that the audio guides are not worth it at all. A very unpleasant experience. However, the docents at the individual synagogues were all great.

Arcade Arena: A Time Switch…read more This time capsule takes you in the era of neon lights, blocky graphics and giant cell-phones ,]] Amazing range of all must-play 90's arcade games in top condition stuffed at two floors for a flat price of 200 CZK will make you stay until arena closing time. So suit up, it's time to save the world! 5* Tip1: Bring a coffee if you wanna stay alive :] Tip2: Entry130 CZK after 5pm.