In 1996, a 500,000-year-old mammoth skeleton was discovered in the clay pit of the "Toza Marković" tile factory. After the excavation, the skeleton of the mammoth named Kika was reconstructed and exhibited in the National Museum of Kikinda.
Pumpkin Days are the most famous Kikinda event, which takes place every year at the beginning of autumn and lasts for 4 days. Among the multitude of cultural and entertainment events, the competition for the longest and heaviest pumpkin stands out.
In the authentic space of the former Kikinda brick factory, artists from Serbia and abroad create clay every summer, exhibiting sculptures in the courtyard of the Atelier, which represents probably the largest outdoor exhibition in Serbia.
General Drapšin Street is unofficially one of the most beautiful streets in the world. It is characterized by a beautiful row of trees, planted at the end of the 19th century. Dense tree crowns of sycamore and linden cross over the street in the form of a natural tunnel.
Kikinda is the largest winter habitat of owls (asio otus) in the world. These birds can be seen every fall and winter in the crowns of Kikinda trees, where they spend the upcoming winter. All that is in the very centre of the city - on the city square.
The Old Lake is a favourite park and picnic spot for Kikindians. The water complex of about 5ha, with a dense forest, flower alleys, footpaths, benches and a pontoon in the middle of the lake, represents a unique ambient whole of Kikinda.
The Old Dry Mill is a unique tourist, the architectural and ethnographic attraction of Kikinda. This cultural monument dates back to the end of the 19th century when it was built as a dry mill for grinding grain, the mechanism of which was driven by horses.
Curia (lat. courthouse) is one of the oldest and architecturally the most beautiful buildings in Kikinda. It was built in the first half of the 19th century when it was the town hall. Today, it houses the Kikinda National Museum.
Blandaš Park is the oldest park in Kikinda, laid out in 1896. As one of the oldest parks in the whole country, it was declared a natural monument and it's under state protection. It is also a favorite place for recreation and rest of Kikindians.