Must-see attractions in Yekaterinburg

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    Romanov Death Site

    Yekaterinburg

    The massive Byzantine-style Church upon the Blood dominates this site where Tsar Nicholas II, his wife and children were murdered by Bolsheviks on the…

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    Church upon the Blood

    Yekaterinburg

    The massive Byzantine-style Church upon the Blood dominates this site where the Romanov family was executed. While many believe the funds that went into…

  • View of the historical center, city pond with dam, Yekaterinburg-City neighborhood and north-western side of the city from the observation deck on the 52nd floor of the Vysotsky skyscraper at 186 meters above the ground in Yekaterinburg.

    Vysotskiy Viewing Platform

    Yekaterinburg

    Take the lift up 52 floors to the viewing platform for one of Russia's best urban panoramas. Children under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult. The…

  • Military equipment-retro exhibit of the Military History Museum, Yekaterinburg, Russia.

    Military Technology Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    This vast indoor and open-air collection of tanks and armoured vehicles is located on the northern outskirts of Yekaterinburg in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. It’s…

  • Bust of Peter I outside the Museum of Architecture and Design surrounded by iron plants equipment.

    Museum of Architecture and Design

    Yekaterinburg

    Situated on Istorichesky skver (Historical Sq), this museum is located on the grounds where the first ironworks was established in Yekaterinburg in 1723…

  • Yekaterinbrug History Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    At one of the more contemporary museums in town, most of the focus is on Yekaterinburg through the 18th and 19th centuries. Most exhibits are captioned in…

  • Ascension Church

    Yekaterinburg

    The restored late-18th-century Ascension Church is the oldest in Yekaterinburg and rises up moodily alongside parkland that's perfect for a stroll.

  • Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center

    Yekaterinburg

    Traffic was stopped the day the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center was opened in 2015. The mammoth site includes a museum, a conference centre, an art…

  • Urals Military History Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    Worthwhile for buffs, this military museum has two halls, one dedicated to the Urals Volunteer Tank Corp. Entry price is for both halls, but you can pay…

  • Literary Quarter

    Yekaterinburg

    Located north of skver Popova, the Literary Quarter features restored wooden houses, some of them now museums about celebrated local writers such as…

  • Istorichesky Skver

    Yekaterinburg

    The prettiest and most lively part of Yekaterinburg in summer is the landscaped parkland alongside the City Pond (Gorodskoy prud), where pr Lenina crosses…

  • Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts

    Yekaterinburg

    The star exhibit of the Museum of Fine Arts is its elaborate Kasli Iron Pavilion, which won prizes in the 1900 Paris Expo. The museum has a good…

  • Nevyansk Icon Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    Excellent icons from the 17th to the 20th centuries, from the local Nevyansk school.

  • Literary-Memorial House-Museum Reshetnikov

    Yekaterinburg

    Situated squarely in the literary quarter of Yekaterinburg, this museum re-creates some aspects of life in Reshetnikov's time, with a big focus on postal…

  • Metenkov House-Museum of Photography

    Yekaterinburg

    All the exhibitions are temporary, but you’ll always find a room dedicated to Metenkov and his work here. Other exhibition spaces usually feature works…

  • Rastorguev-Kharitonov Mansion

    Yekaterinburg

    Situated across the road from the site where the Romanov family was executed, this mansion dates from the late 18th and early 19th centuries and was one…

  • Ural Geological Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    Over 500 minerals from the Ural Mountains region and a collection of meteorites can be seen here.

  • Water Tower

    Yekaterinburg

    The old water tower here is one of the city’s oldest structures.

  • Urals Mineralogical Museum

    Yekaterinburg

    A private collection offering a stunning introduction to the region’s semiprecious stones, located in the Bolshoy Ural Hotel.

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