Fryštát Palace in Karvina is an exceptional palace monument in this region. It was the only residence of the Piasts in the Czech Republic, and later, the residence of the Counts Larisch-Mönnich. This is the only one of three huge palaces existing in the city still in the 20th century that has been preserved.

Darkov Spa is one of the leading spa resorts in the Czech Republic and, at the same time, one of the oldest iodine sanatorium in Europe. The spa is world-famous for the use of natural medicinal water, iodine–bromine brine.