Must-see attractions in Khabarovsk

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    Khabarovsk Regional Museum

    Khabarovsk

    Located in an evocative 1894 red-brick building, this museum contains an excellent overview of Russian and Soviet history, despite not having a single…

  • Sikachi-Alyan

    Khabarovsk

    The riverside Nanai village of Sikachi-Alyan is 77km northeast of Khabarovsk and makes for a good day trip. Here you can view the Sikachi-Alyan…

  • Assumption Cathedral

    Khabarovsk

    Built in 2002 this striking cathedral rose on the site of a far older church that was knocked down by Stalin during his antireligious campaigns.

  • Archaeology Museum

    Khabarovsk

    Undergoing a full renovation in 2017, this five-room museum displays tools and living essentials from early peoples. Pottery, animal-skin huts, dugout…

  • Transfiguration Cathedral

    Khabarovsk

    This highly impressive church's golden domes dazzle you from all over the city, with its prime location overlooking the Amur River. The cathedral was…

  • House of Pioneers

    Khabarovsk

    Now a 'palace of childhood creation’, the former House of Pioneers (the youngest youth group in the USSR, where children went before the Komsomol) was…

  • Far Eastern Art Museum

    Khabarovsk

    This smart and imposing building hosts a moderately interesting collection of local art, including religious icons, Japanese porcelain and 19th-century…

  • Tsentralny Gastronom

    Khabarovsk

    Style Moderne – the Russian take on art nouveau – defines this mint-green building dating from 1895; it's topped by a statue of Mercury.

  • Far Eastern State Research Library

    Khabarovsk

    This attractive library, the largest in the Far East, dates from 1894 and is one of the most striking pieces of architecture in Khabarovsk.

  • WWII Memorial

    Khabarovsk

    This impressive brutalist memorial to the Soviet Army's losses during WWII stands on a hillside overlooking the river.

  • Count Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky Monument

    Khabarovsk

    This striking monument to Count Nikolai Maravyov-Amursky, an early governor of the Russian Far East, stands overlooking the Amur River that he did so much…