IU191. COLD WAR MUSEUM, PLATELIAI

LOCATION This museum is the only one in Europe that is established in one of the first ex-Soviet Union underground ballistic missile shafts. It is located in Plokštinės forest, near Plateliai town and lake. Coordinates: 369504, 6212682 (LKS); 56.030391, 21.906232 (WGS); 56° 1′ 49.41″, 21° 54′ 22.44″ (WGS). Address: Šilinė street 4, Plokščiai, Plungė dstr. […]

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IU190. STONE MUSEUM, MOSĖDIS

LOCATION It’s a unique museum, established in Mosėdis, Skuodas region, on both sides of the river Bartuva banks, picturesque valley of 14,5 ha. Coordinates: 56.1652494,21.5719742,17. Address: Salantų str. 2, Mosėdis, Skuodas district photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosedis_stones_A_24.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosedis_stones_A_22.jpg. ATTRACTIONS  The whole territory of the park is a recreational zone. Stones’ outdoor exposition with rare wood and other plats collection […]

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IU188. ORVIDAS HOMESTEAD-MUSEUM, GARGŽDELĖ

LOCATION It’s a private farmstead-museum, whose owners used decorate with stones and sculptures thereof. Address: Plungės str. 18, Gargždelės village, LT – 97318 Kretinga district photo source: http”//wikimapia.org/13455339/Orvidai-museum. ATTRACTIONS The founder of the farmstead – Lithuanian artist, hewer Vilius Orvidas. From 1973 he and his father brought stones destined to be broken into pieces – […]

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IU187. IMBARĖ HILLFORT, IMBARĖ

LOCATION Imbarė hillfort is located in Salantas and Pilsupis rivers’ confluence. It’s one of the earliest and most beautiful Western Lithuania’s hillfort. Coordinates: 56°01′34.2″, 21°33′21.2″. Address: Imbarė village, Kretinga district photo source: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaizdas:Imbar%C4%97s_piliakalnis_nuo_Salant%C5%B3-Kretingos_kelio_2013.JPG. ATTRACTIONS People used to live here in the late Neolithic, and 1000 BC moved on top of the hillfort, where fortified settlement […]

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IU178. ŠILUTĖ HUGO SHEU MUSEUM, ŠILUTĖ

LOCATION The museum was founded in the end of the 19th century in Šilo karčemos old manor house, bought by a landlord from Klaipėda Hugo Scheu. Coordinates: 55.3408852,21.459961,132    Address: Lietuvininkų str. 4, Šilutė 99185 ATTRACTIONS  Thanks to a famous East Prussia and Klaipėda region public and cultural enthusiast of Šilutė city, the museum was founded. […]

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IU176. AMBER MUSEUM, PALANGA

LOCATION This museum was founded in earl Tiškevičius palace on the coast of the Baltic sea, near the beach. Coordinates: 55° 54′ 25″ N, 21° 3′ 21″ E55.906944°, 21.055833°           Address: Vytauto str. 17, Palanga ATTRACTIONS This division of Lithuanian Art Museum in Palanga exhibits amber, it’s amber and articles thereof and provides information on this […]

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IU167. KLAIPĖDA CASTLE MUSEUM, KLAIPĖDA

LOCATION Small museum in the old town of Klaipėda, near harbour. Coordinates: 55.70565585926788, 21.128811836242676;  Address: Pilies str. 4, Klaipėda 91233 ATTRACTIONS In authentic 16-18th century chambers you can learn about the castle‘s and the town‘s development. You can see the exhibited archaeological foundings, documents, Klaipėda city’s stamps, reconstructed 17th century costumes that were all discovered […]

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IU166. THE SEA MUSEUM, KLAIPĖDA

LOCATION The museum is based in the northernmost point of the Curonian Lagoon, which belongs to Klaipėda city – Smiltynė. You can reach the museum taking a ferry from Klaipėda (the old ferry is for pedestrians only, the new ferry- for vehicles and buses too). A regular museum bus departs from Klaipėda, but one most […]

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IU162. THOMAS MANN MEMORIAL MUSEUM, NIDA

LOCATION The museum was founded in a typical Curonian Spit residential house in a former sand dune in Nida village. The museum can be accessed by car, bus or passenger boat from Klaipeda or the opposite side of the Curonian Lagoon coast. Coordinates: 55.31348714480714, 21.01334818373823 Address: Skruzdynės str. 17, Nida 93123          Neringosmuziejai.lt, […]

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IU156. MÜRITZEUM

LOCATION The “Müritzeum” is a modern museum which presents information concerning the region in a multimedia-based information centre. It is located in Waren – a town of about 21.000 people – directly at the lake “Müritz” and the “National Park Müritz”. Coordinates: 53°31′N 12°41′E SCENIC CHARACTER The town is the touristic centre of the region which […]

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