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Gori Fortress
The heart of Gori is the ancient fortress, an oval citadel atop the big hill west of the Stalin Museum. The walk to the top is easy; from the Hotel Intourist, cross the square and keep going until you reach the foot of the hill, from where a newly cobbled path leads up to the gate. There are fine views from up here and it's particularly attractive late in the day when the sun is setting.
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Stalin Museum
Possibly the most interesting museum in Georgia, the Stalin Museum is an impressive 1957 building that exudes a faintly religious air. The visit includes the tiny wood-and-mud-brick house where Stalin's parents rented the single room in which they lived for the first four years of his life.
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Stalin's train carriage
To one side of the museum (and included in the tour) is Stalin's train carriage, in which he travelled to the Yalta Conference in 1945 (he didn't like flying). Apparently bulletproof, it has an elegant interior that includes a bathtub and a primitive air-conditioning system.
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