Romania
9 Best Things to Do in Romania
Romania's heavyweights in one place, at most three picks per city so the whole country gets a look.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers across 378 tracked Romania places, capped at 3 per city. Refreshed monthly.
Palace of Parliament
Landmark · BucharestThe Palace of Parliament in Bucharest is one of the most staggering buildings on Earth, the heaviest administrative building in the world and, by floor area, among the largest.
Read our full guide →Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti"
Museum · BucharestThe Village Museum is one of Europe's great open-air museums, a sprawling park on the shore of Lake Herăstrău in Bucharest where over 300 authentic peasant houses, churches, mills, and workshops have…
Read our full guide →Stavropoleos Monastery
Religious site · BucharestFree entryTucked into a quiet lane in Bucharest's Old Town, the tiny Stavropoleos Monastery is a jewel of Romanian Orthodox architecture, an early-18th-century church in the ornate Brâncovenesc style, with an…
Read our full guide →Sighisoara Clock Tower
Landmark · SighisoaraThe Sighisoara Clock Tower is the centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed historic center of Sighisoara, Romania.
Read our full guide →Art & Crafts
Museum · SighisoaraLocated in the heart of Sighisoara's UNESCO-listed citadel, the Art & Crafts Museum occupies the Casa Venețiană, a striking Venetian-style building on Piața Cetății.
Read our full guide →The History Museum
Museum · SighisoaraSituated in the heart of Sighisoara's UNESCO World Heritage-listed citadel, The History Museum occupies a striking Gothic building on Piata Muzeului (Museum Square).
Read our full guide →Princely Court
Landmark · TargovisteThe Princely Court (Curtea Domnească) in Târgoviște is a must-visit historical landmark that offers a glimpse into medieval Wallachia.
Read our full guide →Questo
Landmark · CisnadieQuesto in Cisnadie is an outdoor escape game that turns the town's medieval streets and fortified church into a giant puzzle board.
Read our full guide →Parcul Chindia
Park & nature · TargovisteFree entryParcul Chindia is a beloved green oasis in the heart of Târgoviște, centered around the historic Chindia Tower, a 15th-century monument that once served as a watchtower and later as a prison.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the places to visit in Romania?
Palace of Parliament in Bucharest is the most reviewed, with 8,071 traveler reviews and a 4.0 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Romania's places to visit is worth going out of your way for?
Art & Crafts in Sighisoara rates highest at 5.0 out of 5 across 266 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Romania has the most places to visit?
Bucharest, with 3 on this list, ahead of Sighisoara on 3. The list spans 4 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these places to visit free to visit?
Yes, 2: Stavropoleos Monastery, Parcul Chindia. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of places to visit ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 378 tracked places in Romania. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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