Zhytomyr Sights

  1. Gagarin Park

    Flanking the Teteriv river, Gagarin Park is a hive of activity in the summer months and serves up great views of the river gorge and the forest beyond, accessible via the pedestrianised Berdychivsky bridge over the gorge. To reach the park follow bul Stary to its southern terminus.

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  2. Korolyov Cosmonaut Museum

    The Korolyov Cosmonaut Museum, named after acclaimed Soviet rocket engineer and local hero Sergey Korolyov, is well known throughout the former Soviet Union. Suitably space-aged music plays and fake stars glimmer as you walk around a dark room packed with various trappings of the Soviet space program, including several satellites, lunar rocks and an actual Soyuz rocket.

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  3. Nature Museum

    The Nature Museum is housed in a former Orthodox church. Here you'll find stuffed specimens of indigenous foxes, elk, wolf and wildcats lurking in dioramas that accurately portray Polissya's forested topography.

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  4. Regional Museum

    The Regional Museum is more notable for its attractive baroque exterior than for the musty archaeological and cultural exhibits inside.

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  5. St Sophia's Church

    St Sophia's Church with its distinctive peach exterior and lavish interior, is a must-see for lovers of baroque churches.

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