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The villages of Rokycany, Přeštice or Old Plzenec all attest to the fact that this dynamic region with its developed industry has indeed managed to preserve its traditional architecture. You can then continue on a sightseeing tour through the countryside, such as to the uniquely preserved iron-mill in Dobřív and to tracks climbing to the first spurs of Brdy. Or you can take a trip along the Berounka valley to the picturesque ruins of Krašova Castle and then turn north to Plasy, Měntín or Mariánská Týnice. The valley of the Mže River and the adjoining Hracholusky water reservoir is a popular resort for all water sports enthusiasts.

• Dobřív Water Iron-Mill – the largest and the most prominent monument of its kind in the Czech Republic. The technology, the equipment and the product assortment from the 19th and early 20th century. Interesting accompanying events with a demonstration of period iron processing.
• Kasejovice – a former Jewish quarter with a square, school and late-Baroque synagogue. Museum of Local Handicraft, embroidery, pottery and pipe-making.
• Chateau Kozel – a Neo-Classical hunting chateau with a large, natural landscape park. Rococo and Neo-Classical interiors, greenhouses, riding school and stalls. Large exhibition premises, concerts, mini-golf course.
• Chateau Manětín – a gem of west-Bohemian Baroque architecture with an extraordinary collection of figural sculptures. The chateau is connected with the church of St. John Baptist by a sheltered corridor.
• Chateau Zbiroh – a Neo-Renaissance chateau in the place of the former early-Gothic castle. Partially restored, open to the public since June 2005. Due to its location at the borders of the Křivoklát Region and Brdy Forests, the castel was a popular destination of prominent poets and artists such as Fráňa Šrámek, Alfons Mucha and Adolf Branald.
• Mariánská Týnice – an unfinished Baroque pilgrimage center of the Cistercian monks of Plasy with the church of the Annunciation. The museum and the gallery of the north Pilsen Region, a collection of cast-iron stoves.
• Chateau Nebílovy – a Baroque chateau, interiors with exotic landscape paintings on the wall (by A. Tuvora). A chapel and ceremonial hall, an interesting set of Venetian chandeliers, the Fire Brigade Museum.
• Nepomuk – the birthplace of St. John of Nepomuk. The altar of the Baroque church of St. John of Nepomuk is said to stand at the place of the saint’s native home. Above the town there stands the Green Hill Manor, infamous as the former barracks of the politically unacceptable young men during the Stalin era. 
• Plasy Monastery – the Cistercian monastery in the valley of the Střela River, founded in 1144. The display of local period pharmacies, the tomb of the Metternich family in St. Wenceslas’ Church.
• Pilsen – the fourth largest town in the Czech Republic. The Gothic St. Bartholomew´s cathedral with the highest church tower in the Czech Republic (102 meters). Museum of Brewery, historic underground system open to the general public, New-Romanesque Great Synagogue (the largest domestic synagogue, the third largest in the world).
• Old Plzenec – A Romanesque rotunda from the late 10th century, the oldest preserved building in the Czech Republic, situated in the place of the former castle of Bohemian princes. Foundations of two churches.
• Dinopark and Pilsen Zoo – remarkable entertainment parks, life-sized models of Jurassic animals, a paleontological playground for children. The premises are connected with a zoological and botanical garden.
• Radyně Castle – a Gothic 14th-century sentry castle on Radyně Hill (567 meters). The dominant feature of the Pilsen Region, including an observation tower; it is possible to go rock climbing in the vicinity.