Sights in Magadan
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Mask of Sorrow
On a small hill overlooking the town, the striking Mask of Sorrow was built in 1991 in memory of those who perished in Kolyma's camps. Names of old camps are along the small hillside down from the monument - a grey stone face, with minifigures, an inner cell and a weeping woman behind. Views take in two bays. The monument is about 500m south of the bus station (visible the whole way).
Though you're pretty near a Gulag site anywhere in Russia, Magadan and the surrounding Kolyma Region is most often linked to the terror of the Gulag. Following the discovery of gold here in 1932, prisoners poured in. The setting was 'perfect' for Gulag overseers - ice-locked and 9000km from …
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Regional Museum
The Regional Museum is worth seeing for the upstairs Gulag exhibit that features relics and the top of a watchtower. Shocker alert: same ticket price for Russians and foreigners.
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beaches
The two bays near town - Gertner and Nagaeva - have beaches. Probably the best beach - called Novaya Vesolaya - is at Gertner Bay, reached by bus 3.
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