1. St. Apostles Peter and Paul’s Cathedral

Aušros takas 3, Šiauliai
http://siauliukatedra.lt
Tel. +370 41 528077
The Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral is the first one to welcome each visitor. It seems that all roads leading to Šiauliai point directly towards this cathedral's 70-meter-high tower. Wars, fires and storms constantly devastated the cathedral, however after each restoration it appeared almost unchanged from the early XVII century - plastered in white, with a high tower and red tile roof. The renaissance-style building in the ambience of trees has many elements typical of medieval construction. It is not just so that famous Lithuanian writer Motiejus Valančius called it "the most marvelous in Žemaičiai land", it is not just so that words like "splendid architecture" occurred in the laconic visitation acts of the XIX century. Forms of renaissance and mannerism as well as defensive elements are masterfully interlaced with each other in this building. Local traditions are perfectly combined with the experience of Central and Northern European countries. A metal cross commemorates a wooden chapel that once stood in this place. The southern part of the cathedral is decorated with the oldest sundial in Lithuania - the only clock of its kind showing the precise local time.

2. Sundial Square

Ežero/S. Šalkauskio St., Šiauliai
The focal object of Sundial Square is an almost four-meter-high decorative statue "Šaulys" (The Archer) by Stanislovas Kuzma decorated with gilded bronze. The statue depicts a boy standing on a ball at a height of 18 meters in the pose of just having shot an arrow from the arch. The statue, which is often referred to as "the gilded boy", as well as the numbers 12, 3 and 6 stamped into the pavement of the square connect three symbols of Šiauliai: the Sun, commemorating the Battle of the Sun that took place in the territory of the city, the Archer, from which the name of the city originated, and Time that has passed since the day when the name of the city was mentioned for the first time (in 1236). It is the highest sundial in Lithuania.

3. Talkša Lake

Talkša Lake is one of the two lakes in the city of Šiauliai. The lake occupies an area of 56.2 ha, its average depth is 3.5 m, the deepest point is 8.2 m. The lake is near Sundial Square and Salduvë Park. Perhaps there are not so many cities where the trip along the ecologic path can be started in the very centre of the city.

4. Cat Museum

Žuvininkų St. 18, Šiauliai
Tel. +370 41 523 883
Open hours: II-VI 10-17
Price: adlut - 4 Lt, children - 2 Lt
You can hear so many interesting happenings from the life of cats only in the unique Cat Museum, opened in Šiauliai in 1990. The exposition contains more than 10,000 cats from all over the world: England, America, Canada, Japan, Korea, Cuba, Africa, Belgium and, of course, Lithuania. The cats sit in the most unusual places: in stained glass, staircase handrail ornaments, on lamps and chairs. The cats are all over the place: in souvenirs, postcards, on dishes, postage stamps, books, poems, photos, pieces of art of great artists and folk art. Cats and kittens are made of china, crystal, amber and ceramics.

5. Chaim Frenkel Country House

Vilniaus St. 74, Šiauliai
Tel. +370 41 524389
Open hours: II-V 10-18, VI 11-17
The erection date of the Chaim Frenkel country house is recorded on a weathercock - 1908. The building belonged to Chaim Frenkel, owner of the leather mill. The mill was built as a residence for his sons. It is the only secession-style building in Šiauliai and one of just a few buildings of this style in Lithuania. The Chaim Frenkel family lived there early in the 20th century, followed by his son Jacob. From 1920-1940 it housed a private Jewish gymnasium. During World War II this building of modern architecture was a dwelling place for the Germans, and after the war it was a soviet military hospital. In 1993, the building was released to the "Aušra" Museum. The county house is near a park with a decorative fountain.
The Frenkel country house, a favourite among visitors, has three interior halls - the Library, the Yellow parlour, and the Blue parlour - and four galleries - Eastern Art, Kings', Portraits of Landlords, and the Gallery.

6. Bicycle Museum

Vilniaus St. 139, Šiauliai
Tel. +370 41 524395
Open hours: II-V 10-18, VI 11-18
The Bicycle Museum exposition acquaints us with the invention story and development of this means of transport. The museum's most valuable exhibits are the homemade bicycle "grandfather", the "Imperial Trumpf" bicycle (1812), and interwar bicycles from Germany and Ireland. A very interesting exhibit is a 100-year-old children's tricycle made of iron. Museum visitors may not only view the exhibits, but also try to ride a velomobile. The museum was opened in 1980 in Šiauliai's bicycle and motor plant "Vairas". Later on it was moved to the boulevard in the city centre.

7. Hill of Rebels

Vilniaus St. 263, Šiauliai
The Hill of Rebels located near the market place in Vilnius Street leads to historical events of 1863. It is the burial place of 11 participants of the rebellion. In 1935, upon design of architect K. Reisonas one of the biggest monuments was built to commemorate the participants of the 1863 rebellion.

8. “Beržynėlis” (Birchwood) Children’s Game and Leisure Park

Gegužių St. 55, Šiauliai
Tel. +370 41 523 110
The "Beržynėlis" children's game and leisure park is located in the southern part of Šiauliai. The park is designed for children, their parents, and everyone who enjoys being in a nice and cosy environment. The park has children's playgrounds, skateboard tracks, dimensional statues of animals carved from wood, swings, facilities for climbing, and funfair. Park visitors can play huge outdoor chess in a special playground, or find other entertainment. Children and grown-ups can rent ordinary or extraordinary bicycles, tricycles, or scooters, and enjoy ice cream. Beržynėlis is one of the favourite places for concerts and other events in Šiauliai.

9. Šiauliai Arena

Šiauliai arena, J. Jablonskio str. 16, Šiauliai, http://www.siauliuarena.lt/

It is one of the most impressive buildings of the city, which was opened on the 25th of July, 2007. It is an amazing building with a diameter of 100 meters, which four of five floors are covered with lambent holographic glass, attracting people eyes from far. This unique in lots of aspects building until now is attractive to architects and constructors. Functionality, acoustic, modernity and other matters of the building are solved integrally.

On the third floor of the arena 17 VIP loges are suited, connected with a "Battery" restaurant, which offers visitors an evening program during the event next to a glass of vine. In addition to this, on the fourth floor of the arena, there is arranged an up-to-date, modern hall of conferences and banquets. Beside this there are 10 mini VIP loges and a marvellous sauna complex. Arena guests and visitors are offered a parking lot with 600 of parking places.
About 70 sports, cultural, art and business events, various theatre performances, business seminars and congresses to the most various groups of consumers of Šiauliai City, Region and the whole Lithuania are planned in the arena within a year. There are about 5500 seats in the arena during basketball competitions and under 6000 places during concerts, depending on what kind of concert is held. It is expected to welcome more than 200 thousand people per year.

Not only cultural events are held in the Arena. Sport also has its own place in there. The basketball club of Šiauliai "Šiauliai" are having trainings and games in the main Arena hall, when portable floor is arranged and in the separate training hall when the main hall is arranged for a cultural event. This club plays games in LKL, BBL and FIBA Europe Championships.
Beside basketball Arena is planned to be adapted for indoors competitions and other sports events, including volleyball, handball, box, tennis, football as well as entertainment and other events, subject to its architectural solution and functionality.
This multifunctional complex is very important to Šiauliai City and Region from social and economical point of view. Nascence of such complex gives not only the wider choice of entertaining events and leisure, improves tourism infrastructure in Šiauliai City, but also improves social environment. The multifunctional complex is the centre for spending leisure time for the whole family. The enterprises and their representatives, located there, will provide services to the members of all age groups.

10. Iron Fox

Southern side of the Talkša Lake

The Talkša Lake is situated in the very centre of the city of Šiauliai, near Sundial Square. Just before Christmas, during the night of December 23 of the year 2009, a huge Iron Fox, one of the most novel and particularly popular artistic designs in Šiauliai, "shot up" on the bank of the Lake. This work had been made by the local designer Vilius Puronas to commemorate the thousand-year anniversary of the first mention of the name of Lithuania. The designer jested that Vilnius had a legend about an iron wolf, and Šiauliai could take pride in the iron fox, a symbol of inventiveness and wisdom. The structure of the Fox has a "heart" with a built-in time capsule for future generations. The heart is made of galvanized metal and fitted in the statue exactly in the "usual place" for the heart. The approximate weight of the sculpture is 7 tons, it is 25 meters long and 6.5 meters high to the tail tip.