The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: Břevnovský klášter).

The building of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences is located in the north-western of Břevnov.

The legend of this institute was its former director Otto Wichterle, to whom is devoted the monument in front of the building.

The Petřiny metro station on line A is located in the extreme west of Břevnov.

The rest of the district is served by a tram line which runs along Bělohorská street.