Kunszállás brings together a local history and ethnographic collection with an exhibition of clock types from the past 300 years. There is also the Cines Szabadidőközpont, with a fishing lake and associated facilities. These varied attractions give the town a distinct character for travellers looking to explore culture and local highlights.

Local history and clocks in Kunszállás

The Gyöngyösi Mátyás Helytörténeti Gyűjtemény is housed in a renovated historic farmhouse. Its architecture is characterised by an open veranda, a shaped gable and a carved gate. The museum park also features a Székely gate and a kunbaba stone figure. The house contains a permanent local history and ethnographic collection; the building, collection and park each offer their own points of interest.

Órák Háza presents an overview of general clock types from the past 300 years. More than 600 clocks are on display, most of them with working mechanisms. If you plan to visit, check the current visitor arrangements in advance.

Another local highlight

Cines Szabadidőközpont has a fishing lake created during land reclamation in 2009, covering just under one hectare. The site also has a rain shelter and a cooking and fire area.

Bács-Kiskun: archaeology, crafts and landscapes

In the wider Bács-Kiskun destination, the Tiszaalpár, Földvár educational trail presents the history of the Bronze Age fortification of Tiszaalpári Földvár and the way of life of people in the Bronze Age. Tiszaalpári Földvár is a specially protected archaeological site in Bács-Kiskun; it was designated as such under Regulation 3/2003. (I. 25.) NKÖM. Also in Tiszaalpár, a reconstruction of an Árpád-era village, built to mark the millennium, depicts the settlement structure uncovered during local excavations.

In Kiskunhalas, visitors can learn about the history of Halas lace, which began in 1902, at Csipkeház and Csipkemúzeum. The displays also cover centuries-old lacework and the process of lace embroidery.

In Bugac, the Boróka educational trail is 1,100 metres long. Information boards and interactive features, such as a forest xylophone and a play telescope, complement the route. Lake Szelidi is a natural oxbow lake that developed from a branch of the Danube after the Ice Age. The educational trail about the lake’s blue-green algae is accessible on foot and by bicycle all year round; its twelve information points cover the lake’s development, the properties of its water, the organisms living there and the surrounding wildlife. Check local conditions before setting out.

For information about other attractions in Bács-Kiskun, Természet Háza in Kecskemét serves as the visitor centre for Kiskunság National Park. It provides information about educational trails, visitor conditions in protected areas, the national park’s ecotourism programmes and forest schools. From the Puszta Kapuja information centre, a dirt road leads to Pásztormúzeum, about 1.5 km away on foot. In Kecskemét, Cifrapalota currently serves as an exhibition venue for the Kecskeméti Katona József Museum.

Discover more destinations: Bugac, Petőfiszállás, Fülöpjakab, Tiszaalpár, Pálmonostora.

Go to the main travel overview: Kiskunfélegyháza.