Things to do in Solo

The Pura Mangkunegaran (Indonesian: Pura Mangkunegaran, Javanese: ꦥꦸꦫ​ꦩꦁ​ꦏꦸꦤꦒꦫꦤ꧀, romanized: Purå Mangkunagaran) is a palace complex in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It is the official palace and residence of the Duke of Mangkunegara and his family.

Surakarta Sunanate (Javanese: ꦟꦒꦫꦶꦑꦱꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦤꦤ꧀ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠꦲꦢꦶꦤꦶꦁꦫꦠ꧀, romanized: Nagari Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat; Indonesian: Kesunanan Surakarta) is a Javanese monarchy centred in the city of Surakarta, in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. The Surakarta Kraton was established in 1745 by Pakubuwono II.

Laweyan is a living batik neighborhood where workshops still dye cloth in traditional patterns.

Kotagede (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦛꦒꦼꦝꦺ, romanized: Kuthagedhé) is a city district (kemantren) and a historic neighborhood in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Kotagede contains the remains of the first capital of Mataram Sultanate, established in the 16th century.

Triwindu Market is Solo's antiques bazaar for batik, puppets, and vintage curios.

Klewer Market (Indonesian: Pasar Klewer, Javanese: ꦥꦱꦂ​ꦏ꧀ꦭꦺꦮꦺꦂ, romanized: Pasar Klèwèr) is the largest textile market in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. The market, which is located beside the Kraton Surakarta complex, is also a shopping center for batik traders from Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other cities in Java.

Balekambang Park offers lakes, tree-lined paths, and weekend family recreation in Solo.

Batik plays multiple roles in the culture of Indonesia. The wax resist-dyeing technique has been used for centuries in Java, and has been adopted in varying forms in other parts of the country.

The Solo River (known in Indonesian as the Bengawan Solo, with Bengawan being an Old Javanese word for river, and Solo derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java. It is approximately 600 km (370 mi) in length.