Why visit
Why visit Nikola Tesla Memorial Centre
The rebuilt birthplace of Nikola Tesla in tiny Smiljan is now an excellent open-air museum campus — the family house, the Orthodox church where his father was priest, and a modern hall packed with working replicas of Tesla's inventions. Kids love the buzzing high-voltage demonstrations.
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Estimated visit
1.5 hours
Best season
Any time
Where
Smiljan, Croatia
Category
Museum
History
The rebuilt birthplace of Nikola Tesla in tiny Smiljan is now an excellent open-air museum campus — the family house, the Orthodox church where his father was priest, and a modern hall packed with working replicas of Tesla's inventions. Kids love the buzzing high-voltage demonstrations. A pilgrimage for anyone interested in the man who did more than any other to shape the electric century.
“The nearby weather has helped preserve the site — Tesla claimed his early fascination with electricity came from the frequent Lika lightning storms he watched as a child.”
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