Arad is located at the western extremity of Romania, the high plain of Arad, 30 km from Zarand Mountains, part of the Western Carpathians. Crossed from east to west of the river Mures, contains in its perimeter, in the woods, a natural lake.

Plain Arad is situated between mountains and riverbeds Zarand Mures Ier and Mort, continuing Cris Plain Pancota localities south of the line, Captain Alexander, potters, and Sanmartin Simand by Paulis and Pecica Mures valley between. To frame the mountain has an altitude of about 120 m and less than 100 m.

Architectural monuments
City of Arad (XVIII century)
Administrative Palace (1872-1874)
Classic Theatre "Ioan glory" (1874).
Neuman Palace (1891)
Palace of Justice (1892)
Cenad Palace (1894)
National Bank Palace (1906)
Bohus Palace (1910)
Szantay Palace (1911)
Cultural Palace (1913)
House with cannonballs (1800)
Preparandiei Building (1812)
Lockers House (1815).
Old Theatre (Hirschl -1817)
Water Tower (1896)
Vama Veche (1907)
Nopcea Castle.
Children's Palace (Twentieth Century)
Casino Arad (1872)

Monuments
Statue of St. John of Nepomuk (1729)
Holy Trinity Monument (1738-1740)
Reconciliation Park, with the two monuments dedicated to the Revolution of 1848-1849
Statue of Liberty, the work of sculptor György Zala, high in 1890
Arc de Triomphe, conducted in 2004 by sculptor John muttered
Cross of the Martyrs (1936)

Places of Worship
Serbian Church of St. Peter and Paul (1698-1702)
Monastery of St. Simeon the Stylite "(1762)
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral of Nativity of St. John the Baptist (1862-1865)
Church St. Anthony of Padua "(1904)
Red Church (Evangelical-Lutheran - 1906)
SYNAGOGUE (1834)
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity "(2009)

Museums and exhibitions
Arad Museum Complex
History Department
Department of Natural Sciences
Art Department
Memorial Museum "Vasile Goldis"
Doina art collection and Baruţu Arghezi
Gallery Delta. The main events are a part of tradition: International Biennial Exhibition of Drawing, Biennial of Small Sculpture Exhibition, Annual Art Exhibition
Alfa Gallery
Clio Gallery
Water Tower Gallery
Takács Gallery
Carola's Gallery
Expo Arad, Exhibition Centre of the Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture of the county of Arad.

Recreational Tourism
Bath "Neptune" - The second largest beach on a river in Europe.
Mures Floodplain Natural Park
Cliff Mures
Păduricea (Square Vineyard)
Ceala with Lake Forest and the Isle Măltăreţ Mures (Three Islands)
Forest Vladimirescu
Lake Ghioroc
Vineyard Minis-Madera, located about 30 km east of Arad
Rink
Stadium Franz Neumann "

Annually, Arad may be mistaken for a scene, because many cultural and artistic events:

Festivals
National Theatre Festival Classic came in 2006 to the twelfth edition
International Festival Euromarionete
International Festival of Theatre in English for teenagers "Teen Play
International Theatre Festival in French "Amifran"
Festival Theatre and Underground Chamber "Arad-Fun" - the most important festival dedicated to independent theater in Romania and alternative theater movement (organized by the House of Culture of Arad)
Minorities Festival
Craftsmen Fair
NGO Fair
Arad Spring Festival, held throughout the month of May
Arad Days Festival in August
Wine Festival - September.
Dance Festival "Silver snowdrop"
Festival of brass bands and majorettes

Theaters
Classic Theatre "Ioan Slavici"
Arad Marionette Theatre
Old Theater