Nikola Tesla Memorial Centre
Memorijalni centar Nikola Tesla
The birthplace of inventor Nikola Tesla, a memorial complex consisting of a restored family home, the church where his father served, and a technology exhibition center.
Tesla was born in 1856 in the village of Smiljan, near Gospić. The memorial centre includes a house museum, the Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul, and a multimedia exhibition hall showing Tesla's inventions, including alternating current motors and Tesla coils. Scheduled electricity demonstrations are held. The centre is about 60 km south of the Sixteen Lakes, roughly an hour's drive, and can be visited on the way to Zadar or Paklenica. It may be closed on Mondays or in winter.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–18:00 (shorter in low season; may close Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Majerovo Vrilo (Gacka Source)
- Paklenica National Park
- Kuterevo Bear Refuge
- Northern Velebit National Park (Zavižan)
- Upper Lakes
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Lake Kozjak
- Lower Lakes