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Things to do in Zagreb
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Sightlore has 48 places to explore in Zagreb, and 29 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Zagreb's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Art Pavilion in Zagreb
The Art pavilion in Zagreb is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Croatian History Museum
National history museum in the Upper Town.
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Museum of Broken Relationships
The Museum of Broken Relationships is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia, founded by artists Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić. It grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationships and their ruins.
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Tkalčićeva Street
Tkalčićeva Street is a street in the Zagreb, Croatia city center.
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Mimara Museum
The Mimara Museum is an art museum in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, opened on July 17, 1987. It is situated on Roosevelt Square, housing the collection by its founders; Ante Topić Mimara and his wife Wiltrud.
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Zagreb Cathedral
The Zagreb Cathedral (officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Stephen and Ladislav), is a Catholic cathedral in Kaptol, Zagreb.
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Zagreb Botanical Garden
The Zagreb Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in downtown Zagreb, Croatia. Founded in 1889 by Antun Heinz, Professor of the University of Zagreb, and opened to public in 1891, it is part of the Faculty of Science.
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Lenuzzi's Horseshoe
The Lenuci Horseshoe or the Green Horseshoe is a U-shaped system of city squares with parks in downtown (Donji grad) Zagreb, Croatia. The horseshoe was conceived in 1882 by Croatian urbanist Milan Lenuci.
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St. Catherine's Church, Zagreb
Church of St. Catherine is a Baroque-style church in Zagreb.
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Ethnographic Museum of Zagreb
The Ethnographic Museum Zagreb is ethnography museum which is located at 14 Ivan Mažuranić Square in Zagreb, Croatia. It was founded in 1919 by Salamon Berger.
Discovery routes in Zagreb
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Zagreb: Upper Town and Kaptol
From Ban Jelačić Square to the cathedral, from Tkalčićeva to the Stone Gate, from St Mark's to the Lotrščak Tower: Zagreb's two historic hills and their museums.
Zagreb: Lower Town and the Green Horseshoe
Lenuzzi's horseshoe of parks and museums: Zrinjevac, the Strossmayer Gallery, the Art Pavilion, the Botanical Garden, the Mimara and the National Theatre.
Zagreb: Mirogoj, Maksimir and Medvedgrad
Mirogoj, one of Europe's most beautiful cemeteries, Maksimir park and zoo, Medvedgrad castle on the slopes of Medvednica and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Ban Jelačić Square
Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. Its official name is Trg bana Josipa Jelačića and is colloquially called 'Jelačić plac'.
Tkalčićeva Street
Tkalčićeva Street is a street in the Zagreb, Croatia city center.
Stone Gate
The Stone Gate is a landmark in the Upper Town of Zagreb, Croatia built between 1242 and 1266. Its present-day appearance dates from the 18th century.
Lotrščak Tower
The Lotrščak Tower is a fortified tower located in Zagreb, Croatia, in an old part of town called Gornji grad (Upper Town). The tower, which dates to the 13th century, was built to guard the southern gate of the Gradec town wall.
Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, commonly referred to as HNK Zagreb, is a theatre, opera, and ballet house in Zagreb.
Mirogoj Cemetery
The Mirogoj City Cemetery, also known as Mirogoj Cemetery, is a cemetery park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the city of Zagreb.
Medvedgrad
Medvedgrad is a medieval fortified town located about 10 km north of Zagreb, on the south slopes of Medvednica mountain, approximately halfway from the Croatian capital Zagreb to the mountain top Sljeme.
Gavella Drama Theatre
Gavella Drama Theatre is a Croatian theatre which is situated in Zagreb, in Frankopanska Street.
Hendrix Bridge
The older of the two railway bridges over the Sava in Zagreb, built in 1936–1939.
Zagreb City Theater Komedija
Komedija Theatre is a theatre in Zagreb, Croatia which specializes in musicals. It was opened in 1950 as a legal successor to the Zagreb Drama Theatre and the Vedri Kerempuh Theatre.
Liberty Bridge
Liberty Bridge is a four-lane road bridge over Sava River in Zagreb, Croatia. The Većeslav Holjevac Avenue crosses over it, connecting Trnje with Novi Zagreb in the central part of the city. It's one of 8 bridges of Zagreb.
Homeland Bridge
Homeland Bridge is an 840-meter-long (2,756 ft) bridge over the Sava River located in southeastern Zagreb, Croatia. Its administrative location is the city district Peščenica - Žitnjak.
Museums
Museum of Broken Relationships
The Museum of Broken Relationships is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia, founded by artists Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić. It grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationships and their ruins.
Croatian Museum of Naïve Art
The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art is a fine art museum in Zagreb, Croatia dedicated to the work of naïve artists of the 20th century.
Klovićevi dvori
Klovićevi Dvori Gallery is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia.
Croatian History Museum
National history museum in the Upper Town.
Zagreb City Museum
Zagreb City Museum or Museum of the City of Zagreb located in 20 Opatička Street, was established in 1907 by the Association of the Brethren of the Croatian Dragon.
Archaeological Museum of Zagreb
The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Croatia is an archaeological museum with over 450,000 varied artifacts and monuments, gathered from various sources but mostly from Croatia and in particular from the surroundings of Zagreb.
Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters
The Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters is a fine art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia exhibiting the collection donated to the city by Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer in 1884. Located at 11 Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square, it forms part of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts…
National Museum of Modern Art
Modern Gallery is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia that holds the most important and comprehensive collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings by 19th and 20th century Croatian artists.
Art Pavilion in Zagreb
The Art pavilion in Zagreb is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia.
Mimara Museum
The Mimara Museum is an art museum in the city of Zagreb, Croatia, opened on July 17, 1987. It is situated on Roosevelt Square, housing the collection by its founders; Ante Topić Mimara and his wife Wiltrud.
Ethnographic Museum of Zagreb
The Ethnographic Museum Zagreb is ethnography museum which is located at 14 Ivan Mažuranić Square in Zagreb, Croatia. It was founded in 1919 by Salamon Berger.
Museum of Arts and Crafts
The Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb, Croatia, was established in 1880, by the initiative of the Arts Society and its former President Izidor Kršnjavi.
Croatian Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum located on Dubrovnik Avenue in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country.
Croatian Natural History Museum
The Croatian Natural History Museum is the oldest and biggest natural history museum and the main body for natural history research, preservation and collection in Croatia.
Meštrović Pavilion
The Meštrović Pavilion, also known as the Home of the Croatian Visual Artists and colloquially as the Mosque, is a cultural venue and the official seat of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists (HDLU) located on the Square of the Victims of Fascism in central Zagreb, Croatia.
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum
The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum is a technology museum located in Zagreb, Croatia, which collects and showcases scientific and technical appliances used in the country's history.
Places of worship
Zagreb Cathedral
The Zagreb Cathedral (officially the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Stephen and Ladislav), is a Catholic cathedral in Kaptol, Zagreb.
Franciscan Friary and Church on Kaptol
Friary and church of St Francis on Kaptol, seat of the Croatian Franciscan province.
St. Mark's Church in Zagreb
The Church of St. Mark is the parish church of old Zagreb, located in St. Mark's Square in the Upper Town.
St. Catherine's Church, Zagreb
Church of St. Catherine is a Baroque-style church in Zagreb.
Church of Saint Blaise, Zagreb
Church of Saint Blaise is a Catholic parish church located in the Lower Town of Zagreb, Croatia. It is dedicated to the Saint Blaise, and was designed by the Croatian architect Viktor Kovačić in the eclectic style.
Greek Catholic Co-Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Co-cathedral of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci in Zagreb's Upper Town.
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Chapel in Mirogoj
Orthodox chapel built in 1891 at Mirogoj cemetery.
St. Zlata Meglenska's Church
The St. Zlata Meglenska's Church is an Eastern Orthodox church in Zagreb, Croatia. The church is the only Macedonian Orthodox church in Croatia.
Evangelical Church in Zagreb
The Evangelical Church in Zagreb is an Evangelical Lutheran Church located in centre of Zagreb (Donji Grad, close to the Republic of Croatia Square), Croatia.
Basilica of the Heart of Jesus, Zagreb
The Basilica of the Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Palmotićeva street of Zagreb, Croatia. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart, and was designed by the Croatian architect Janko Holjac in the neo-Baroque style.
Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord, also known as the Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Zagreb, Croatia.
Zagreb Mosque
The Zagreb Mosque is a mosque located in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest mosque in Croatia. The Islamic Secondary School "Dr.
Monuments
Tomb of the People's Heroes
The Tomb of the People's Heroes is located in Zagreb's central graveyard, Mirogoj.
Nature
Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square
Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square is a square and park in Donji Grad, the central part of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located near the central Ban Jelačić Square, halfway towards the Main Railway Station.
Lenuzzi's Horseshoe
The Lenuci Horseshoe or the Green Horseshoe is a U-shaped system of city squares with parks in downtown (Donji grad) Zagreb, Croatia. The horseshoe was conceived in 1882 by Croatian urbanist Milan Lenuci.
Zagreb Botanical Garden
The Zagreb Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in downtown Zagreb, Croatia. Founded in 1889 by Antun Heinz, Professor of the University of Zagreb, and opened to public in 1891, it is part of the Faculty of Science.
Maksimir Park
Maksimir Park is a 316-hectares (780-acres), historic public park in Maksimir, Zagreb.
Zagreb Zoo
Zagreb Zoo is a 7-hectare (17-acre) zoo located within Maksimir Park in Zagreb, Croatia. It is one of three zoo parks in the country.
Bundek
Bundek is a park in the Novi Zagreb - istok city district of Zagreb, Croatia. It is located north of the Zapruđe and Središće neighborhoods, across Zagreb Hippodrome and south of Sava river.
Veternica
Veternica is a cave located on Medvednica mountain in Zagreb, Croatia.
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