Košice is the de facto capital of East Slovakia, so it is no great shock to find the definitive East Slovak Museum in this marvellous city. Speaking of ‘marvellous’, the building in which the museum is housed is worth a bit of appreciation in itself, a Neo-Renaissance piece of wonder that was completed in the early part of the 20th century, the first building in town built to be used specifically as a museum. And what a museum, as everything you need to know about this part of the world awaits inside. Many museums and exhibitions in the city come under the museum’s umbrella, including the Executioner’s Basion and the Francis II Rákócski memorial house.