Karcag

This typical market town of the Puszta owes its fame to glazed and black pottery, quick-fingered lace-makers, colourfully embroidered long felt coats of herdsmen (szűr), spicy mutton paprikás and the Karcag milk loaf. The history of the region and its rich folk art can be seen in the Györffy István Nagykun Museum and in the Regional House of Cumania Mayor, installed in a traditional Cumanian cottage.

The works of the most famous Karcag potter, Sándor Kántor, including the traditional Miska jugs of Karcag, are exhibited in the Pottery House.

Zádor Bridge is the only bridge in the country that does not stand over water due to the fact that the water in the riverbed beneath has long dried up. The southern entrance of the Hortobágy National Park is the Windmill Inn presenting the special flora and fauna of the nearby Hortobágy. Of the sixty windmills that once were in service, only one from 19th century has survived.
 
Nyíregyháza

A tranquil and welcoming city with a patchwork of flowery squares and parks and the promise of pleasant strolls, Nyíregyháza is a city famous for its elevated culture of music and lively cultural life. The most valuable items in the Jósa András Museum are the works of two artists from Nyíregyháza: the paintings of Gyula Benczúr (1844-1920) and the first editions of the works of novelist Gyula Krúdy (1878-1933).

Nyíregyháza-Sóstógyógyfürdő, accessible by narrow-gauge railway, is a health resort in a 46-hectare oak forest 4 km away from the city. A saline lake suitable for both bathing and boating, has made it a popular spa and health resort for over 300 years.

The Museum Village of Sóstó is a 7.5-hectare open-air ethnographic collection introducing the five areas in the Upper Tisza Region. In the workshops a ladies' hat milliner, a honey-cake maker, a sieve-maker, a bootmaker and a cobbler offer visitors an insight into the secrets of their trade. A complete range of buildings from the last century can be found here including a school, firehouse, bell tower, church, rectory, pub and a general store as well as homes from the wealthy to the simple peasant home.