Outdoor Things to Do in Prague

Prague rewards anyone who likes a good story, and Questo turns the Czech capital into a self-guided outdoor game you play at your own pace, with no guide and no fixed schedule. Open the app, follow the clues on your phone, and let the city's history pull you from one square to the next.

The old center is dense with the kind of detail these games are built on. Charles Bridge and its stone saints, the Astronomical Clock that draws a crowd every hour on Old Town Square, the spires of St. Vitus Cathedral up at Prague Castle, and the narrow lanes of the Lesser Town all sit within an easy walk of each other. Prague's reputation for alchemists, emperors, and dark legends runs through its streets, which is exactly the material these quests work with.

The range of Questo experiences here reflects that. Some lean into Old Town alchemy and dark arts, others into royal intrigue and ghost stories, a plague-doctor mystery, a literary walk in Franz Kafka's footsteps, or a route that doubles as a relaxed pub crawl.

A few local notes worth knowing. The trdelník sold everywhere as an "old Bohemian" pastry is not actually Czech; it is a tourist treat, so eat one for fun, not for tradition. For a real drink, look for a "tankovna" pub serving fresh unpasteurized Pilsner Urquell straight from the tank. And for the best free view in the city, climb to the Letná beer garden above the river around sunset.

Pick a story, start whenever you like, and explore Prague the slow way.