With some great road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up everything that Bojnice, 18 miles away, has to offer. Bojnice Castle, ZOO Bojnice and Museum of Prehistoric Slovakia alone justify the drive. Locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Banska Bystrica, 20 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, make sure it’s Golf and Country Club Hron. (But we’d also highly recommend Museum of the Slovak National Uprising and The Clock Tower.)