The city Liptovský Mikuláš is situated right in the middle of the Liptovská kotlina (Liptovská Basin) on the way from Žilina to the Vysoké Tatry (High Tatras). It is a very suitable starting point if you want to go to the Západné Tatry (Western Tatras) or to the Nízke Tatry (Low Tatras).
Historically, this area was inhabited already during the Bronze Age, which was proven by archaeological findings of bronze instruments. A burying ground from the 11-th and 12-th century was found here, too. The first written reference about the city is from the year 1286. At that time it was a town of yeomen. The first royal privileges it gained in the 14-th and 15-th century: such as the right to organise annual as well as weekly open markets...

Specialized all-Slovak Museum oriented on nature protection and speleology of the Slovak Republic includes 4 expositions. The exposition Protected Nature consists of two parts - Protected Fauna that represents individual biotopes including protected fauna species, and Flowstones devoted to samples of flowstone decoration.
The exposition Protected Flora presents history of nature protection, national parks, and protected landscape areas in Slovakia with emphasis on plant kingdom specifics. In the exposition Karst and Caves of Slovakia there are exhibited speleological, ethnographical, historical, and archaeological collections...