Nature & natural history museums in Czechia

The Prague Zoo opened in 1931 and occupies around 60 hectares where it is home to around 5,000 animals from over 650 different species. The zoo is especially famous for their contributions to saving Przewalski's horse. The part of Zoo along the banks of the Vltava River is flat, but a large part of

Zoo Brno (The Brno Zoo) is a zoological garden in Brno in the Czech Republic that was founded in 1950. The zoo breeds endangered species such as the Sumatran tiger, giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp, Przewalski's horse, but also local species such as the Czech owl (little owl), the barn owl, the European

The National Museum in Prague houses collections focusing on natural history as well as culture. This Neo-renaissance building was built in 1891 and the already-established museum collection was moved into this large exhibition space. The exterior of the National Museum is especially splendid at nig

The Anthropos Pavilion is a museum Brno and is part of the Moravské zemské muzeum (Moravian Museum) that is devoted to the oldest history of Europe and mankind. The museum consists of a permanent, three-part exhibition that illustrates the oldest history of human settlement in Moravia and Europe th

Lamacentrum Hady is a Llama farm located in an abandoned stone quarry.

The Hrdličkovo Muzeum Člověka (Hrdlick's Museum of Man) is a small university museum at the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague. The permanent exhibition presents the evolution of man and his relatives, pathology and death.

Sea World Prague is the largest sea aquarium in the Czech Republic. Here vistors can discover what is hiding beneath the sea surface and explore natural habitats of a great number of fish, turtles and sharks. Sea World Prague also organizes special activities such as sharks feeding and night tours.