Velké Opatovice

The city's baroque castle dates to 1757. It belonged to the Salm family, and passed to the Herbersteins in the late 18th century. The Herbersteins added the castle's neobaroque tower. The castle passed to municipal control after 1945, and it was damaged by a fire that destroyed one block in 1978. The castle now serves as the town museum, with a memorial hall devoted to academic sculptor Carl Otáhal who lived in Velké Opatovice for 30 years. In 2007, the burnt part of the building was replaced with an elliptical auditorium. The castles grounds include beautiful parkland containing plant and animal species and a statue of Bedřich Smetana.

The city's major church is of interest for its baroque decoration and altar relief of St. George fighting the dragon. The church was built in the late 18th century on the site of a 14th-century Gothic temple.

The centre hosts a permanent exhibition on the historical development of cartography. Subjects include the philosophy entailed in imagery of the Earth's surface on maps, and the history of the production of maps. The main auditorium displays a giant relief-map of historical Moravia and Silesia.

Two km north of the city is Smolenska reservoir, which can be used as a bathing lake. The surrounding countryside is also used for hiking, cycling, and skiing in winter.

1.5 km south of the city stand the remnants of a 513m tall Bronze Age building. In the rockface below the sculptor Karel Otáhal inscribed relief texts by the poet Petr Bezruč and the composer J.B. Foerst.

At nearby Velká Roudka is the Františkův spring, which produces drinkable water, and the remainder of an abandoned spa founded in 1839.

In Svárov, near this village, is a rock formation called the "stone wedding." Local legend holds that the standing stones there are petrified guests from a wedding, cursed by the chef who was making the wedding dinner and was angry that they were late.

The village is close to the Moravian karst area north of Brno, a limestone nature reserve containing around 400 caves, several open for public exploration. The region's Punkva underground river and 140 metre-deep Macocha abyss are also tourist attractions.

Nearby Castle Bouzov is a 14th-century building largely reconstructed in the romantic style is often used for movie filming.

The city's major annual event is a summer jazz festival held each July, hosting Czech and international bands. July also sees the firemen's beer festival, a weekend-long programme of food, drink, and music. St George's Fair is celebrated on April 27, featuring fairground attractions, music at the community centre, family gatherings, and traditional dress.