Location: Kaunas
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Top 8 Nature & Parks in Kaunas, Kaunas County
Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ( listen); also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It served as temporary capital of Lithuania during the interwar period, while the traditional capital of Vilnius was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas has been nicknamed the Little Paris because of rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco, Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time and widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as one of the finest examples of the European Art Deco and received the European Heritage Label, it also resulted in naming Kaunas the first city in Central and Eastern Europe as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2022, Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture, together with the Luxembourgish city of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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1. Kaunas Botanical Garden
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4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By 817arts
Large area. Abundant variety of plants. We were when a lot of roses were blooming, this aroma was amazing. interestingly, the plants can be viewed both outdoors and indoors. Really great variety. We also saw ducks and other animals walking.
2. Kaunas Lagoon Regional Park
3. Aleksotas Hill
4. Zoopark Kaunas
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
Zoopark is a petting zoo in Lithuania, where visitors have the opportunity to learn more about the animals by having a direct contact with them - all animals are allowed to be pet, touched, fed, played with or observed.
5. Lietuvos Zoologijos Sodas
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3.0 based on 69 reviews
Lithuanian Zoological Garden is proud of the unique landscape and forest with centenarian oaks. It is home for almost 2000 animals representing more than 215 species and subspecies; 62% of all animals are recorded in IUCN or Lithuanian Red List of Threatened Species. Lithuanian Zoological Garden is located in the heart of Kaunas. Here visitors are offered the opportunity not only to observe the animals but also to take a part in the fun activities. Have you ever seen how a tiger catches it’s pray? In the zoological garden you can experience this and more, because every day the zoo organizes animal's feeding time presentations. On the weekends You can get even more excitement by holding an exotic snake or lizard. Check our website to see the events, which are happening at least once per month.
6. Nemunas Island Park
7. Panemune Pinewood
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
