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Human hands managed to make marvels here; Šumava glassworks ranked among the best in Europe and their art can be seen in museums in Klatovy, Sušice, Kašperské Hory, Vimperk, Železná Ruda, Lenora and Prachatice. Lovers of large vistas will also find plenty of amazing places in Šumava; join them and visit the observation towers in Kleť, Mařský Vrch, Libín, Boubín, Poledník, Svatobor or Pancíř. Skiers will probably know the renowned local winter resorts of Železná Ruda, Špičák, Churáňov and Lipno. Water athletes swear by the Vltava and Otava, technical enthusiasts admire the Schwarzenberg navigation channel, Vchynice–Tetov navigation channel, Čenek’ Sawmill power station or the Graphite Mine in Český Krumlov – but they all have one thing in common – they love Šumava.

• Český Krumlov – one of the best known urban reservations, a town on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The main attractions include a chateau and a castle with a summer house, riding school and summer theatre with a revolving stage.
• Dobrá Voda u Hartmanic – a village with St. Gunther’s Church with a unique glass altar, healing spring and a memorial to the Jewish historian and rabbi Simon Adler. A part of the memorial in his family home is devoted to Jewish culture and the history of Jews in the West Bohemian border area.
• Graphite Mine – one of the last domestic graphite mines, situated near Český Krumlov. A tour through the underground mine, including a ride on the mining train, geology, technology and mining methods.
• Chateau Chanovice – Baroque chateau with a large English park and a display of folk art, craft and toys. An open-air museum – the first museum of vernacular architecture in south-west Bohemia. The village center was declared a rural reservation zone in 2005.
• Chudenice American Garden – a Neoclassical chateau with a botanical garden. Collections of rare plants and trees, mostly from Asia and North America. Bolfánek observation tower with a lovely view of the peaks of the Bohemian Forest and Šumava.
• Šumava National Park – the largest domestic national park featuring peat bogs, glacial lakes and remains and primeval forests. The most attractive locations are situated in Modrava, Srní, Kvilda, Prášily, Borová Lada and Nová Pec, and include Březník, Javoří Pila, Bučina, Knížecí Pláně, Medvědí stezka, Třístoličník or Povydří, Jezerní, Chalupská and Tříjezerní slať, Laka, the Plešné and Prášilské lakes and the Boubín primeval forest. Everyone should visit the spring of the Vltava at least once in their life.
• Kašperské Hory – a characteristic mountain village of Šumava. Šumava Museum and Museum of Veteran Motorcycles and Czech Toys, a Leisure Time Center for Children.
• Kašperk Castle – a Gothic castle, founded by King Charles IV, situated in the deep and glorious forests near Kašperské Hory. A lookout station on one of the castle towers.
• Castle and Chateau Klenová – a charming ruin with a Neo-Renaissance castle wing. An open air sculpture gallery, an indoor gallery of 20th century Czech art, exhibition of contemporary art in the Sýpka Gallery.
• Chateau Kratochvíle – a chateau designed in the style of an Italian villa with a moat and a garden. An exhibition of the short-film production studio Krátký film Praha; sequences from popular animated films and bedtime films for children, technological principles of the production of animated movies.
• Prachatice – a historic town with a Renaissance historic center, situated at the foothills of the Šumava at the place of the former Golden Salt Route. Preserved massive fortification with a bastion and Písek Gates. Houses with sgraffitti decoration, Prachatice Museum, Museum of Lace-Making, Museum of Czech Puppets and Circuses, O.J. Hajek’s Community Center, Lower Gate Gallery, and St. Jacob’s Church with an observation tower. 
• Rabí Castle – a hulking medieval stronghold dominated by a 26-meter-high observation tower. In summer there are many interesting events taking place in the castle, including the falconry shows.
• Rožmberk Castle – one of the oldest South-Bohemian castles, collections of rare paintings, china, glass and furniture. A guided exhibition of the instruments of torture with practical illustrations, exhibition halls, an observation tower.
• Švihov Castle – dating to the 15th century, Švihov is the most beautiful water castle in the Czech Republic. It is situated near the Úhlava River. One of the best strongholds of its time, preserved in its original form.
• Velhartice Castle – a late Gothic castle and a particularly fine example of Czech castle architecture. A bridge with four pointed arches connecting the ruins of the Gothic palace with the Putna Tower.
• Monastery in Vyšší Brod – Cistercian monastery established in 1259. The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a deambulatory, a paradise garden, a capitulary hall, a picture gallery. The third largest ecclesiastical library in the Czech Republic (70,000 volumes).
• Zlatá Koruna Monastery – a monastery on the cliff above the Vltava River, established by King Ottokar II in 1263. The grounds are dominated by a three-aisle basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, a convent with a deambulatory and the chapel Guardian Angels.
• Artificial Lake Lipno – the largest domestic lake, a popular summer destination with plenty of resorts, campsites and beaches. A starting point of many hiking and cycling trips through south-east Šumava.
• Klatovy – the carnation town and the gateway to Šumava. A historical square with the Black Tower, a Jesuit church, catacombs and a Baroque pharmacy called “The White Unicorn” with a display of historical pharmaceutical instruments.
• Volary – a picturesque little town with preserved vernacular architecture, the so-called “Volary Homes”. The Golden Route used to run through the town. Volary Museum, a memorial to the victims of death marches.
• Netolice – a characteristic south-Bohemian town set among ponds. Museum of JUDr. Otakar Kudrna, Archeological Park.
• Vimperk – a town on the river Volyňská. Vimperk Museum, Renaissance chateau, preserved burgher houses, Golden Route Museum.
• Železná Ruda – a mountain town at 774 m above sea level, winter sports center, excellent starting point for hiking trips. Šumava Museum, Motorcycle and Toy Museum, Brewery Museum, slalom carts.
• Horažďovice – town on the left bank of the Otava River. Chateau – former Gothic stronghold, a municipal museum, Church of the Virgin Mary, plague column, Red Gate – the second oldest preserved municipal gateway in the Czech Republic, aquapark.
• Vítkův Hrádek (Vítek’s Stone) – the ruin of the highest set castle in Bohemia (1053 meters above sea level), partially restored in 2005, when an observation platform opened to the public to offer an outstanding view of the Šumava landscape and Lipno area; in good weather, it is possible to see the Alps in Austria from the castle.
• Sušice – a royal town in the Svatý Bor Highlands, the heart of Šumava. The remains of medieval fortifications, the Šumava Museum with a mechanical nativity scene model (one of the largest in the Czech Republic), the pilgrimage Chapel of the Guardian Angel.
• Černé jezero (Black Lake) – the most beautiful and the largest lake in Šumava, named after the seemingly black color of the water, which is due to the lake’s depth and due to the dark reflections of the surrounding forests in the lake’s surface. The lake is situated at the altitude of 1008 meters, is up to 40 meters deep and stretches over an area of 45 acres.
• Čertovo jezero (Devil’s Lake) – a glacial lake situated at the altitude of 1030 meters, up to 36 meters deep, surrounding by primeval spruce forest.
• Bílá strž (White Ravine) – a beautiful valley of the White Stream, featuring the only waterfall in Šumava; there is an observation platform over the waterfall.
• Boubín primeval forest – a forest undisturbed by human hands, the oldest spruces and firs are approximately 300 to 400 years old; the forest stretches over an area of 1650 acres and includes an observation tower, and the Boubín Lake. This is one of the oldest primeval forests in the Czech Republic and has been protected as a nature reserve ever since the year 1858.