The town of glass, natural beauties and folk monuments is situated on the border of Bohemian Paradise, Giant Mountains and Jizera Mountains. The pleasantly undulating landscape is suitable for easy hiking and cycling. The Jizera River invites to water sports. The location of the town is also suitable for winter sports (cross-country skiing trails, ski slopes in the adjacent villages).

The oldest part of the town has been preserved around the Small Square, which is dominated by the Church of St. James the Greater. Other sights in Železný Brod include the Church of St. John of Nepomuk on the Desert, where traditional St. John's Day pilgrimages are held, and the town museum with two expositions - one of glassmaking (located in the Klemencovsko building on 3rd May Square) and one of ethnography (in the largest and most beautiful timbered building in Železný Brod, called Běliště).

The small square is also the starting point for a walk around Trávnice. The Trávníky circuit will take you to the historical environment of the timbered and brick buildings of the conservation area and the conservation reserve. You will be introduced to many monuments of folk architecture, classical brick houses, sandstone fountains... On the tour, you can also visit the private Museum of Glass Nativity Scenes by Mrs. Alena Kortanová.

In Železný Brod, the Železný Brod Fair takes place regularly in June - stall sales, attractions throughout the town, a rich cultural programme (music, theatre for children,...). In September, the Glass Town event celebrates the glassmaking craft - demonstrations of glassmaking and sales, lectures by glass artists, thematic exhibitions, workshops for children...