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Lesser-known places in Prague

Prague past the bridge crowds: an older castle hill, beer gardens with a view, baroque gardens with peacocks and some odd modern sculpture.

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  1. Vyšehrad

    • History
    • Daytime
    • Evening

    The other castle hill, with a cemetery of Czech artists, a Romanesque rotunda, ramparts over the river and underground casemates.

    Getting there
    Vyšehrad Metro, then 10 minutes' walk.
    Best time
    Late afternoon.
    Cost
    Grounds free; casemates about CZK 100–150check
    Visit with respect
    In the cemetery, quiet.
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    Approximate position 50.0645, 14.4180 · Czechia

  2. Letná beer garden and the Metronome

    • Viewpoint
    • Evening

    A beer garden under chestnut trees with a view of the bridges, and a giant metronome where Stalin's statue once stood.

    Getting there
    Walk up from Čechův most, or tram to Letenské náměstí.
    Best time
    Summer evenings.
    Cost
    Free; beer about CZK 60–80check
    Visit with respect
    Skateboarders use the Metronome plaza.
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    Approximate position 50.0960, 14.4150 · Czechia

  3. Vrtba Garden

    • Park or garden
    • Daytime

    A terraced baroque garden hidden behind a Malá Strana house, with statues and views over the rooftops.

    Getting there
    Karmelitská 25; tram to Hellichova.
    Best time
    Morning; open April to Octobercheck.
    Cost
    About CZK 100–150check
    Visit with respect
    Small terraces; no picnics.
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    Approximate position 50.0870, 14.4030 · Czechia

  4. Wallenstein Garden

    • Park or garden
    • Daytime

    A palace garden with white peacocks and a dripstone wall shaped into grotesque faces.

    Getting there
    Malostranská Metro.
    Best time
    Morning; open roughly April to Octobercheck.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    It belongs to the Senate; security checks at the gate.
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    Approximate position 50.0895, 14.4065 · Czechia

  5. Franciscan Garden

    • Park or garden
    • Daytime

    A walled garden with benches and rose beds a few steps from Wenceslas Square, which few visitors find.

    Getting there
    Through the passage from Jungmannovo náměstí.
    Best time
    Any morning.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    Closes at dusk.
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    Approximate position 50.0820, 14.4240 · Czechia

  6. Žižkov TV Tower babies

    • Art
    • Daytime

    A 216 m TV tower that crawling bronze babies by David Černý climb up; some of them sit in the park below.

    Getting there
    Jiřího z Poděbrad Metro.
    Best time
    Daytime.
    Cost
    Free to see; observation deck about CZK 300–350check
    Visit with respect
    Do not climb on the sculptures.
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    Approximate position 50.0810, 14.4510 · Czechia

  7. Lucerna passage and the upside-down horse

    • Art
    • Daytime
    • Evening

    An Art Nouveau shopping passage where a sculpture of St Wenceslas sits on an upside-down dead horse hanging from the dome.

    Getting there
    Lucerna passage, between Vodičkova and Štěpánská.
    Best time
    Any time the passage is open.
    Cost
    Free
    Visit with respect
    Shops and a cinema use the passage.
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    Approximate position 50.0810, 14.4260 · Czechia

How places get on this list
  • Fewer visitors than the city's top sights: no place on the usual first-day list.
  • Open to the public: a street, park, market, museum or place of worship anyone can walk into, or a tour anyone can book.
  • Legal and safe to visit as described. We leave out private property, closed or fenced sites, abandoned buildings, active rail lines, rooftops and rock pools known for drownings.
  • Where access is limited (Hanoi's Train Street, Berlin's Spreepark, Barcelona's bunkers), we say what the rules are and how to see it without breaking them.
  • Prices, hours and access rules change: anything marked check was right when written but should be confirmed on the day.

Checked 2026-09. Coordinates are approximate; use the map links to find the entrance.