Just a short distance away from the Kaunas Town Hall and the Kaunas Picture Gallery, the Vytaurtas the Great Museum is among the best that you can find in the city aside from the M.K. National Museum of Art and the Museum of the Devils. Visiting this museum is believed to among the most worthwhile activities to do in Kaunas as it provides you a chance to view a treasure trove of ammunitions, ancient military weapons and other artifacts pertaining to the military history of Lithuania near to many accomodations in Kaunas.
It was General Vladas Nagevicius who started this museum in the year 1921 and as a result, he was also its first director. The general was also responsible for naming the museum after one of the well-known rulers of Lithuania during the medieval times. Situated in the old town area, the museum is just close by to some of the hotels in Kaunas. The presentation of the exhibits in the museum is organized in such a way that you will be taken back into time by the oldest weapons and then onwards to the present with the most modern ones. Check with your Kaunas hotel for a tour.