The eastern slope of the ancient Ural Mountains became the birthplace of a large city, the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk region. Yekaterinburg was founded in 1723 and named after Catherine II. Since then, the names of great politicians, their fates are associated with the city, standing along the banks of the Iset River. Now it is not only an industrial agglomeration of the Middle Urals, but also a major tourist center. Natural and man-made sights of Yekaterinburg are worthy of your acquaintance. Every year the number of people wishing to see these historical places is increasing. Their visit is included in the interesting tourist route “The Great Ural Ring”.

Manor of the Rastorguevs – Kharitonovs

The famous Kharitonovsky Garden, which was admired by Alexander I, a complex of buildings of a huge estate is located on Voznesenskaya Gorka and is a beautiful architectural monument. Most of the garden's trees have been growing here for over 200 years. You can walk on it at any time. It is impossible to go into the premises without a tour group, but you can walk around, look at the beautiful facades of the ensemble from the outside on your own. The estate houses a Museum, a children's art school. Additional interest in the monument is associated with numerous legends living in the ancient walls.

The failure, formed in 1924 near the main entrance, opened a tunnel leading to the underground passages from the legends. The construction of the estate began in 1725 together with the Ascension Church. The architectural project was based on a classic example of the buildings of the estates of the beginning of the 19th century. The representative appearance of the building is formed due to the angular location of the main building. In the background, among a beautiful park, there is a lake with a rotunda.

Zoo

See the cat bear Binturong, get acquainted with 70 species of animals listed in the International Red Book, look at the inhabitants of forests, Ural rivers, exotic representatives of the tropics during an excursion to the zoo. He began his work in 1930 with 60 inhabitants. Now the zoo is home to 380 species, 1200 units.

Five protected pavilions are occupied by heat-loving animals: lemurs, gibbons, monkeys, and an elephant. Turtles, tropical frogs, parrots, tiger python. Predators, who are not afraid of the cold, walk around open enclosures. The zoo hosts many interesting entertainment activities for children.

This is a fun animal birthday, themed holidays, for example, pumpkin day, pestilence. Cats, cooks, biodiversity, tit day, etc. In addition to the introductory tour, thematic trips around the zoo “Heroes of fairy tales”, “Predators and herbivores”, “Plumed monkeys”, “Intelligence in the animal world” are popular. And here they choose “Zoomiss” based on voting on the site at the specified time. There are children's attractions and cafes on the territory of the zoo. The zoo is open all year round.

Yeltsin Center

The political views of the first president of Russia, the formation of his activities as an extraordinary personality was born in the house, on the street of this city. He was able to infect a large number of people with his ideas and tasks and lead him to a new life in the country. The stages of the president's difficult journey have been preserved in people's memory in the expositions of the Yeltsin Museum and Center. The building is located on the same street where Yeltsin once lived. It has a room for a gallery with exhibitions of works by contemporary artists. Concert hall, restaurant, cafe, bookstore.

It hosts events of the cultural life of the city. The Center opened in November 2015. The Museum's expositions were created with the participation of the Museum Design Agency of America (headed by Ralph Appelbaum). The basis for the creation of the museum is the concept of “seven days”, developed by director Pavel Lungin. It has 9 thematic halls, such as “Presidential Marathon”, “Farewell to the Kremlin”, “Freedom Hall”, “August Coup”. It is offered to visit them from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 21 pm.

Temple on blood

The current Orthodox church is located along the slope of Voznesenskaya Gorka. This is a beautiful ensemble, which includes the buildings of the Upper, Lower churches, the Patriarchal Compound. The consecration of the Upper Church took place in July 2003, the Lower one – in 2010. The erection of a building with five domes, facades finished with red granite, is associated with unforgettable events in Russian history – the execution of the royal family. Previously, this place was the house of Ipatiev, where the family met their death.

The decision to demolish the house (in the city of Sverdlovsk) was made in August 1975 according to a secret decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU. People have not forgotten this tragedy. Flowers were brought here, prayers sounded here. The desire to build a temple grew stronger every year. In the erected temple there are 5 floors above the ground and two underground.

The perimeter of the facade of the temple is decorated with bronze icons dedicated to the most revered saints in Russia. In the Lower Church there is a crypt, a symbolic image of the room where the execution of the king's family took place. In the upper part there is a beautiful iconostasis made of snow-white marble. Among the main shrines is the icon of the Mother of God “Three Hands”, which belonged to the family and was a witness to everything that happened. Too bad she can't speak.

Shartash stone tents

The Ural Mountains appeared on our planet a long time ago. Rich subsoil has more than once become elements of fairy tales and legends. People lived here for a long time, and bad weather, sun, rains shaped their appearance. In many places, “stone tents” appeared in the form of ordered horizontal slabs. Such a natural monument grew more than 300 million years ago near Lake Shartash, not far from the future Yekaterinburg. Archaeological excavations have proven that several generations of people have lived here since the Neolithic era.

An altar in the form of a stone bowl for sacrifices was found on top of the granite massif. It used to be difficult to get to this place. Impenetrable forests, swamps did not allow easy exploration of the “Urochishe Palatki”. But the city grew, they entered its territory in 1860. Now it is the Kirovsky district, and Palatki is a favorite vacation spot for the townspeople. Sports events are held here, concerts are heard above the granite amphitheater, located at the foot of the ancient Shartash Stone Tents.

Park “Russia – My History”

Preserving the true elements of historical events, interpreting them from the point of view of various historical facts and evidence is an important task in any country. The Urals for Russia is considered a special place (supporting edge) in the formation of the industrial strength of the state, its political views and beliefs.

For this purpose, Museums are opened, thematic exhibitions, seminars, symposiums on history, and other events are held. In the city, this role is played not only by the famous Yeltsin Center, but also by the new park “Russia – My History”. It presents many historical stages in the formation of Russia and its cultural traditions without excessive engagement or artificial emotions.

The expositions of the modern multimedia park cover the period from the Rurik dynasty to the present. All halls are filled with screens, new equipment with the latest technologies. Of interest are 4, compiled on the basis of materials from different historical periods of Russia. The institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the department of culture of the Patriarchate of Russia worked on the creation of the park.

Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after V.V. Mayakovsky

The main recreation area for citizens with an open area for festive celebrations appeared in the bend of the Iset in 1934. Here, among the birch grove, the holidays of the old city were held. Sverdlovsk Central Park received its current name in the same year in honor of the 40th anniversary of the poet. Initially, it was a green area with an alley, a pond, a dance floor, and three attractions.

Later, a cinema and a summer circus began to operate. During the war years, a reconnaissance battalion was located on the territory of the park. A monument in the form of a motorcycle wheel was erected in his memory. The main reconstruction of the park took place in the period 1950-1960. Mayakovsky's sculpture was installed in 1957. The park has become the leading among similar recreation areas in the RSFSR.

Now in a popular place, citizens are invited to walk along the alley with new sculptures by modern masters, sit next to the light and music fountain, and take children for a ride on a special railway. The amusement zone provides elements for adults and children. In the summer theater, songs of local, visiting performers are heard.

Arboretum

An ideal area for walking and relaxing at any time of the year has existed in the city since 1934. A few years later, it expanded into a new territory, which became the second part of the general Dendrological Park-Exhibition. It is decorated with over 300 species of various trees, beautiful flower arrangements, cozy ponds, on the banks of which it is proposed to hold festive picnics.

The first part of the park appeared next to Pervomaiskaya Street, in the place of the swamp, from which the spring used to beat, the Malakhovka River flowed. Residents of the city came here for tasty water. Thanks to the activities of the nursery of the Green Building Station, acclimatized species of trees and shrubs appeared in the park. They still adorn the alleys of the park.

The second part on March 8 Street was created in 1948 in the style of the French style of parks. On the territory there is a large flower greenhouse with tropical plants, the chapel of Alexander Nevsky has been restored, a large fountain has been built in the center of the park. Exhibitions of elements of decorative, landscape gardening are held annually. Residents of the city come here to buy a beautiful bouquet, seeds, seedlings.

Observation deck “Vysotsky”

To see the city from a bird's eye view is interesting for guests and the local population. The feeling of extraordinary pride in its beauty, the opportunity to show the wonderful place of the ancient Ural Mountains appears when visiting the observation deck on the 52nd floor of the Vysotsky Business Center. Once this building was the most famous skyscraper in the Urals. From here you can clearly see the surroundings at a distance of 25 km.

Here it is Lake Shartash, Verkh-Isetsky Pond, the Iset River. A beautiful embankment, the domes of the Church on the Blood, the Yeltsin Center, theaters, parks, new buildings, large shopping centers and even the satellite towns of Berezovsky and Aramil. Using the audio guide, you can listen to the fascinating history of each object (German, Chinese, Russian, English).

Special binoculars allow you to see every detail of the sights of the city. An interesting Bench of Reconciliation is equipped on the observation deck. The seats on it are at an angle and people are sure to be sitting shoulder to shoulder.

The site has a secure fence. The Skyscraper Run event is held to accompany it. It has become traditional since 2013 and is popular with residents of the city of all ages. Photos taken at the height conquer with originality, surprise.

Art Museum

One of the significant museums of the Urals opened in 1936. The main collection came from the Local Lore Museum of the Sverdlovsk Region. During the war, many works of art from the Hermitage were stored here. Later, some of them became the property of the local museum./p>

The exhibitions contain unique expositions of art castings from the Urals, paintings by avant-garde masters of the 1920s. A collection of icons of the 17th – 20th centuries, Russian art of different periods. The collection is constantly replenished with the help of the Tretyakov Gallery, the Pushkin Museum, and the State Fund. The attraction is located on the banks of the Iset River in the area of the Historical Square./p>

The building itself is considered a museum value. It was the Mining Hospital, built for the workers of the railway plant in 1749. Another building was allocated for the museum's expositions later, and it is located on Weiner Street, 11. It was a wholesale store for the manufactory of the famous merchant of the first guild Bardygin.

Now the museum has a school for the development of children, a virtual branch of the Russian Museum, a cinema hall, and a shop. The museum's Kasli pavilion houses the largest collection of cast iron products made in Russia. The cast-iron architectural structure is included in the list of UNESCO cultural monuments.

Historical square

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the city (1973), he received a special gift in the form of the Historical Square. Here it was born together with the buildings of the Yekaterinburg plant. Important stages in the development of the capital of the Urals have been preserved at this place. The peculiarity of the local landscape is reflected in the interesting layout of the square. A memorial zone was built on the left bank of the Iset.

On the right coast, its museum part was formed. Historical buildings (parts, entire buildings) are considered to be the memorial property of the square. These are fragments of fences, gates, expositions from elements of the old industrial equipment of the Urals. The buildings of the iron smelter are equipped with a museum of fine arts, the department of nature of the museum of local lore. In the old water tower there was a place for expositions of blacksmithing.

In another zone there is a “rock garden” where the innumerable riches of the Ural Mountains are presented. Here it is also offered to look at the monument of hydrotechnical achievements in the form of an old dam, or “Plotinka”, as the locals affectionately call it. Several monuments have been erected on the territory, two rotundas and the City Pond have been preserved. Residents love this place, where city holidays and fun activities for children take place.

Memorial “Black Tulip”

The Russian army often came to the rescue in the battles of different countries. Many of our sons and children died in heavy fighting. With anxiety and horror, mothers thought about the terrible announcements of the death of their children. A terrible tragedy was the appearance of the “Black Tulip” or the plane with the bodies of the dead, brought to their native land.

This action became the idea of creating a stylized monument in memory of the dead. In the central part of the composition there is a figure of a soldier surrounded by the frame of their aircraft elements. The names of 240 Ural soldiers who died in the Afghan war are written on 10 metal pylons covered with special protection.

After the end of the Chechen events in 2002, granite steles with the names of the dead appeared nearby. The opening of the Black Tulip monument took place on August 5, 1995. A complete renovation took place in 2013. There is a monument on the square of the Soviet Army. Flowers brought by guests, residents of the capital of the Urals, always burn with a bright flame here. There are monuments with the same name in other cities of Russia: Serpukhov, Petrozavodsk, Yurga, etc.

Museum of the history of stone-cutting and jewelry art

The untold riches of the Ural Mountains have been used by man for various purposes since ancient times. Ancient people learned how to process stones, precious metals, creating household items and unique jewelry. The traditions of stone-cutting and jewelry art have not disappeared with the advent of new technologies and artificial materials.

You can see rare masterpieces, learn the details of ancient processing methods during an excursion to an interesting museum. Among the rare objects is the famous vase, 1.5 m high, made of Kalkan jasper. Objects made of colorful malachite (they are also present in the colorful halls of the Hermitage), granite, multi-colored marble, along with rare items made of silver and gold, fill the museum's expositions.

This is the only place in Russia where the technology of the traditional development of the unique craftsmanship of the Urals is presented (in such a large volume). For products made by contemporaries, a separate exposition is allotted. This confirms the preservation of traditions, the continuation of stone-cutting and jewelry art.

Monument to The Beatles

The appearance of the Liverpool Four with extraordinary music, which quickly conquered the world, became the stage of a whole era, which has its joys and difficulties. The world of teenagers in the 60s and 70s sparkled with bright, previously unknown colors. The group's songs became a dream, an imitation. The reality of the recognition of the great singers of our time in our country came later.

There was a period when the songs of The Beatles were banned by a cruel totalitarian system. Despite this, performers of favorite songs appeared in different regions of the country. Thanks to the actions of the Ural Beatles Club, a monument to legendary names appeared in the city. The contours of the figures were made in 2007 from cast iron at a factory in a small town in the Sverdlovsk region.

On all four contours the names of their owners are easily determined. This idea of the monument was proposed because of the special attitude towards the singers, who were the romantic dream of young people. Interestingly, the figure of John Lennon was cast on his birthday.

The monument was opened in 2009 by the famous band “The Quarryman”, created by Lennon. It stands on the banks of the Iset on a special brick wall, with an inscription from the song: “The love you take, Is equal to the love you make.” A path of solemn black marble leads to it.

Museum of military and automotive equipment UMMC

Over 500 pieces of equipment used during the war years are presented at the exhibition site of the private museum of Russia. Unique collections of awards, military regalia, weapons of various types, equipment, uniforms, military insignia. The samples correspond to the period from the beginning of the 18th century to our time. The museum has two exhibition areas: for military and automotive equipment.

The Uzlovaya railway station, restored from preserved photographs of the Kapralovo station from the city of Revda, Sverdlovsk Region, is interestingly decorated. It was as if the station building, the water tower, steam locomotives with tanks, fuel cars, platforms and armored vehicles received a new life. The exposition is equipped with an operating room from the time of the war with all the medical instruments used.

It is proposed to see several models of real fighters, a bomber, various artillery systems. Separately, there are cars produced in Russia at different times. Here you can even see a replica of the very first car invented by Karl Benz, Ford Ford-A 1928, which became the prototype of the first Soviet car (GAZ-A), Buick 32-90 1932, a model for the L-1 car, created at the Krasny Putilovets plant “. In the Museum there are circles “Local history”, “History of armament”, “Large-scale modeling”.

Museum of the History of Yekaterinburg

The history of the Museum dates back to 1940 with the name Sverdlov Memorial Museum. It received its current status after the first update in 1995. A new life with the use of modern museum technologies has appeared here since 2003. In the original expositions, you can walk along the streets of the old capital of the Urals, learn its history, look at the whole city from a height, descend into its underground kingdom and learn about the untold riches of the bowels of the Ural mountains.

The building in which the museum is located is a landmark, an architectural monument with a rich and interesting history. The former interior has been completely restored, most of the famous Tikhotskaya library has been preserved. Among the elements of the exhibition, a special place is occupied by a Polish cabinet made in 1734 (the same age as the city).

Museum buildings include the “Metenkov House” or the Photographic Museum and the Plotinka Water Tower. The section “Archaeology”, “Heavenly key of Yekaterinburg” “City, time, old house” acts as a permanent exhibition. Meetings with interesting people of the city and country are held regularly, lectures are given on historical topics.

Temple of the Ascension

The Orthodox people of Russia consider the day of the Ascension of the Lord one of the main church holidays. Many large and small temples were erected in his honor. One of them adorns Voznesenskaya Gorka, the capital of the Urals, and is a symbolic landmark of the city. A living witness to the death of the royal family is the only building in the city built in the Baroque style.

The beginning of construction took place in 1792 according to the drawings of the current Epiphany Cathedral on the square of 1905. Unfortunately, it was completely destroyed in 1930. Having survived difficult historical events, the Temple of the Ascension of the Lord opened to believers and continues its life in an updated form. The interior of the cathedral differs from its original appearance. Once there was an Easter cross made of pink jasper, Ural stones and topazes. Silver cross with the image of Christ, made of turquoise.

Gospels in unique silver frames and gems, massive iconostases sparkling with gold, numerous icons. Among which is the image of the Virgin “Joy of All Who Sorrow”. Now she is in a different place. The restoration of the temple was carried out by specialists of the present time.

Many elements are created anew according to ancient technologies. The new temple still dominates the city. The melodies of its bells are heard by the inhabitants in the same way as the inhabitants of the Ipatiev House listened to them. In 1998, the funeral of the remains of the royal family was held here before burial in the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Museum of Vladimir Vysotsky

It is impossible not to bow before the work of a famous poet. His songs are loved, understood by different generations of people. And the figure of a singer with a guitar, numerous photographs adorn millions of workplaces, home corners. Vysotsky came on tour to many cities, including Sverdlovsk. In memory of important events in the cultural life of the city, a museum dedicated to the life of the poet was created.

It is located in the Vysotsky skyscraper. The main elements of the expositions are personal belongings and a completely restored hotel room where the poet lived. Many exhibits are not in other museums of the world dedicated to the poet. Here is the original copy of the guitar with which Vysotsky performed at Taganka, the legendary Mercedes, which belonged to the poet since 1976. Tour case, letters, notes.

The museum has a figure of Vysotsky, made of wax by the sculptor Silnitsky. In 2016, an auction of Vysotsky's belongings was held in Paris, organized by the widow Marina Vlady. Many unique items have become the property of the museum. The poem is considered a priceless exhibit of the museum. “And ice below, and above. I toil between … “. It is dedicated to his wife and was written a month and a half before his death on June 11, 1980.

Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

The oldest museum in Russia reveals the history of the ancient Ural Mountains, tells about the emergence of life in these places, about nature and countless treasures still stored in underground storerooms. Here, in the archaeological storeroom, the oldest wooden sculpture of the Shigir idol (9.5 thousand years old) is kept. The museum is equipped with a hall in memory of the Romanovs.

It contains rare materials from the investigation into the murder of the royal family. The main exhibitions, expositions contain elements that tell about the nature, technical achievements of the Urals. The modern museum has over 745,000 exhibits. They are located not in one building, but in the funds of 10 branches in the cities of the Sverdlovsk region.

The city has 8 exhibition sites, 3 special divisions. Annually 125 traveling and 130 permanent exhibitions are organized, conferences “Tatishchev, Romanov, Bersovskie readings” are held. The museum approved the award for achievements in the field of local history. The Museum is located on Malysheva street, 46.

Meteohill

The oldest observation deck used to occupy a high place on the outskirts of the city. Its inhabitants came here to look at the beautiful surroundings. Gradually, the city grew, and the popular place turned out to be in the center of the southern slope of the district at an altitude of 282 m above sea level. This is the historical part of the capital of the Urals. An observatory and a meteorological station appeared nearby at the highest point in the 1830s. Later, a park named after the 50th anniversary of Soviet power was laid out.

The red and white striped ball of the weather station is visible from anywhere in the city. The name Meteogorka was born along with the appearance of the station. In past years, the hill was called Pleshka, Bald Hill. In some places, ancient rocks from peridotite, gabbro diabase protrude to the surface. This adds originality, mystery to the landscape of Meteogorka.

In connection with the appearance of other observation platforms equipped according to modern requirements, the large convenient platform of the Meteogorka has become less popular. But this is a favorite place for residents and guests of the city, who want to see the old center, the birthplace of Yekaterinburg. The panorama of the site includes a view of the beautiful springboard of the Uktus ski ensemble. The place is often chosen by lovers for romantic meetings.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

The stone three-altar cathedral is located on the territory of the Novo-Tikhvinsky Monastery along Green Grove Street, 1. An architectural monument of the early 19th century was erected in the style of late classicism. The monumental, restrained and majestic appearance of the temple, standing on a high hill, is visible from anywhere in the city and creates a special spiritual atmosphere in it. This is the largest church building in the city. Initially, the simple interior decoration was replaced by new, sparkling gilded elements, church items made from rare minerals found in the depths of the Ural Mountains.

After the renovation, the first services of Orthodox believers were held here in 1992. The famous Tikhvin Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos was transferred to the building of the Cathedral. The Cathedral and the Novotikhvinsky Monastery look very beautiful during services at night. Nearby is a well-groomed park. The refectory of the restored monastery offers delicious Lenten dishes, coffee, and pastries. The territory is fenced, it has a lot of cozy benches for rest.

Botanical Garden of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

One of the tasks of the Ural branch of the Academy of Sciences is the study, conservation, reproduction of the natural resources of the local flora. To this end, in 1936, the Botanical Garden began to work. It is located in the southern part of the capital on 8 March Street. It is a popular holiday destination for residents. A feature of the elements used are large, well-maintained greenhouses. They have an excellent collection of plants that inhabit all continents of the earth. It is allowed to visit them together with excursions.

Thematic trips “Jungle World”, “Desert World”, “ancient ferns and majestic palm trees” are popular (joint with children). Features of development (with their inspection) of various tropical plants is of interest to schoolchildren.

Even in winter, it is offered to take a break from frost in the climate of the tropics, plunging into the magical world of palm trees, orchids, and rare Australian plants. Much attention is paid to the presentation of information about local plants. Independent walks are possible only along the beautiful alleys of the garden. Comfortable benches are placed next to bright flower beds. You can always rest on them.

Oceanarium

It is difficult to surprise anyone with such entertainment establishments in Russia. And yet each of them tries to come up with something special, which the competitors do not have. The Ural Aquarium actively conducts educational activities among adults and children. To implement their unique programs, his leadership opened a lecture hall.

In addition to the traditional dolphin show, you can see expositions here, where the inhabitants of freshwater rivers, lakes and sea, ocean depths are presented. On the territory of the oceanarium there is an exoterrarium with snakes, turtles, crocodiles. For representatives of the animal world, the building has created conditions close to their natural habitat.

The most popular of the shows offered by the entertainment venue are demonstrative feedings and quests. The latter are arranged here for children of different age groups, and events are dedicated, of course, to the marine theme. The kids love the oceanarium for its cozy informal atmosphere and the willingness of the staff to answer the endless “Why?”.

Circus

The unique building is the pride of the townspeople and all those who have dedicated their lives to circus art. Outwardly, it resembles a fantastic openwork structure. The total height of the dome: 50 meters. There is no other such luxurious circus facility in Russia, Europe or America. It should be noted that even before the revolution, better conditions were created for circus performers in the Urals than in other parts of the empire.

During the years of Soviet power, the attitude towards artists was also very loyal. It was in Yekaterinburg that famous Russian and foreign troupes stopped and gave performances that became real legends. A museum has been opened at the circus, where you can see props, costumes of artists, a lot of interesting gizmos that belonged to circus performers.

The cost of tickets for performances starts from 700 rubles. It is here that the famous Clown Festival takes place every year. It gathers artists from different countries so that they can demonstrate their skills to colleagues and the public. It was originally planned that the event would start every year on April 1 (International Laughter Day).

However, an obstacle arose: it was at this time that many famous and aspiring artists are on tour. The festival was postponed to November, and it only benefited from the reshuffle, because the bright performances in the rainy cloudy month became even more colorful.

Crocodile farm “Crocodileville”

Exotic reptiles live very comfortably in the Urals. Crocodile shows are popular with guests and residents of the city. The institution is often positioned as a zoo, but in its spirit, structure, it is closer to educational and entertainment centers. In addition to crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles live here. In this amazing place, if you are lucky, you can try to raise a python, whose weight is 40 kilograms.

The most favorite entertainment of the public on the farm: crocodile show. Representatives of the animal world (10 species of crocodiles live in Crocodileville) are condescending towards people (maybe precisely because they will not be able to eat). And also, if you are very lucky, you can become a participant in the prize drawing on the farm, where the super prize is a crocodile tooth. What is its value? It is a good talisman: it strengthens the immune system, protects its owner on the road, gives strength and cunning.

butterfly park

The petting zoo on Lenina Avenue is loved by adults and children. It has a separate tropical zone, where the climate and flora of the tropics are very reliably recreated. Joy and great weather reign in this amazing place all year round (even if there are bitter frosts outside the windows). In the petting zoo, visitors are happy to feed goats and emus, South American rodents and coats.

Among its inhabitants: domestic sheep, Chinese silk chicken, rabbits, guinea pigs, pygmy pigs, peacock, porcupine. Butterfly Park is one of the city's most popular selfie spots.

From Monday to Friday there are discounts for certain groups of visitors: pensioners, students, members of large families, orphans, disabled people. Everyone who has a birthday can celebrate a holiday in this amazing place for free, and … for another 2 days, do not pay for visiting expositions.

Museum-theater “Drum House”

Many unanimously call this art platform unique. The museum-theater is open daily from morning to late evening. It performs not only the traditional functions of the exhibition center! A real drum school successfully operates in it. Yes, and tours of the halls are full-fledged musical and theatrical shows, equally interesting for children and adults.

You can and should play on all the exhibits placed in the museum. In his collection there are a lot of various African drums and drums, Tibetan singing bowls, rattles, spoons, glucophones. What else can children learn here besides drumming? In the summer, the museum annually hosts master classes in crocheting, ribbon embroidery, and carpentry.

Ferris wheel “Five Stars”

A popular city attraction is located in Rainbow Park. The construction site of the attraction itself is covered with many legends, but, to be honest, this is just the highest point in Yekaterinburg. From here, the view is really amazing. And the level of equipment of the attraction will pleasantly surprise even the most demanding audience. All wheel cabins are closed.

Climate control systems are installed in transparent structures, so you can ride at any time of the year without fear of getting sunstroke or catching a cold. This is not the only attraction of its kind in Russia, but each Five Star Ferris wheel looks unique due to the fact that it harmoniously fits into the surrounding landscape.

The attraction operates daily. The most popular time to visit it: in the evening, when there is an opportunity to admire the shining lights of the city. The cost of the second round is always 100 rubles cheaper than the first. The Ferris wheel also has a toned VIP cabin, where lovers love to date.

Museum of Nature of the Urals

It is considered one of the 8 sites of the local history museum and is part of the ensemble of the Historical Square. It has existed for over 150 years and contains 60 thousand exhibits of geological and paleontological collections. Rare curiosities are presented in the Cabinet of Rarities section.

It contains a stuffed crocodile Koli. A resident of the Nile, who lived in a local zoo, is recognized as the oldest crocodile in the world. He lived in the city for 65 years, surviving the war. Among the exhibits it is proposed to look at the skeleton of a mammoth found in Russia in 1897, the jaw of the extinct shark Helicoprion, a cave bear. The untold riches of the underground pantries of the Urals are represented by a collection of rare minerals and gems. Among them is a “piece” of malachite weighing 1500 kg.

An exposition of insects from 670 species was organized. The spacious rooms feature colorful dioramas of numerous animals along with their habitats. There is also an active model of the entire solar system. Looking at it, the thought arises that somewhere there, high in the sky, there are another unknown mountains, similar to the native Urals.

Memorial house-museum of P.P. Bazhov

The state institution, which became part of the United Museum of Ural Writers, began to work in 1969. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the museum is located in the house where Bazhov lived. In it, in the surrounding garden, everything is preserved in the form that it was during the life of the writer. Even the favorite apple trees, plums, in the shade of which the writer liked to work, grow in the same places.

In the old place there is a library with over 2,000 books, the furnishings of a nursery, a dining room, an office where there is a desktop have been preserved. Behind him were born fairy tales, beloved from childhood, “The Malachite Box”, “Far-Close”, and many others.

Reading magical works, the thought involuntarily arises: how much one had to love these ancient mountains, believe in the miracles hidden in their depths in order to come up with fairy tales that live for centuries. The writer often came to schools and told the story of the Urals. The students knew and loved him.

Modern cartoons, books are full of new fairy-tale characters, fantastic aliens of various kinds. Of course, this is interesting for children, but Bazhov's fairy tales, read to children at bedtime, create a completely different atmosphere. To remember them, to breathe in the atmosphere of nature, the real world of fairy tales is offered in this 100-year-old log building.

White Tower

Among the numerous types of modern travel often called industrial tourism. On the territory of the country there are many places where modern industry was born, factories, factories, various types of hydraulic structures were built. Gradually, they became obsolete, new materials for construction appeared, technological structures of more reliable buildings and their individual elements were introduced. But this does not mean that ingenious ideas, methods of implementing the required technical objects did not exist before.

Many of them are of interest and are included in the objects of industrial tourism. One of them is a water tower built for the needs of UZTM in 1930. The main element of the construction – the tank for a long time was considered the largest in the world. Despite the fact that during the first launch there was an accident: the bottom of the tank burst, and streams of water rushed down, the Tower was completed, and for a long time it supplied the city with artesian water.

The need to use the tower disappeared with the advent of modern pumping stations on Lake Shuvakish. The architectural features of the tower made it possible to consider it an architectural monument of the era of constructivism, avant-garde, a symbol of Uralmash. After the restoration, she returned to city life as a landmark and educational museum.

Museum of the Holy Royal Family

Author of the photo: Dmitry Siyalov (fotokto.ru/photo/view/5114020.html)

The story of the death of the royal family is considered one of the unpleasant events in Russia. The details of these days are constantly being studied. Historians are discovering new information about the actions of people involved in the bloody atrocity. In any state, one can find cruel eliminations of rulers, monarchs. But the memory of mankind stores all events, considering them from different sides of the alleged reality.

To preserve the history of the death of the last Tsar of Russia and his family, a museum was opened in the city where the tragedy occurred. It is located in a separate building, which is part of the ensemble of the Temple on Blood. During its construction, many personal belongings of the family living in the Ipatiev house were found. They all became the property of the museum archive. Many household items returned here from different cities of Russia and other countries. For example, the famous piano of the Grand Duchess was delivered from Tobolsk.

He was brought here during his family's exile. Many items ended up in Australia and recently returned to the museum. The expositions exhibited the things of Tsarevich Alexei, the glove of Princess Tatiana, the napkins of Nicholas II. Items of the emperor's sister Xenia, his letters to her. The museum contains many photographs, letters, documents provided by the State Archives of Russia.

Holy Trinity Cathedral

The original building of the church, designed by the Ural architect Malakhov in 1814, was intended for the prayer house of the Old Believers. The authorities did not allow it to be completed. But even after the erection, the Old Believers could not erect a cross on the dome of the church and consecrate the church. Until 1818, the church was considered the largest in the city. The consecration of the three altar churches took place only in 1839, and later the chapels were completed.

The main temple in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity with a bell tower was fully formed in 1852. After the reconstruction in 2001, it received the status of the Holy Trinity Cathedral. This is the main Cathedral of the Diocese of Yekaterinburg.

The shrines of the Cathedral are the icon of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine. It was written by Athos monks, consecrated in the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem at the tomb of the Most Holy Theotokos. In the temple there is a cross-reliquary, the icon of the Mother of God “Iberian”. Worship services are held daily according to a special schedule. There is a youth club and a children's parochial school.

Poklevsky-Cosell House

To feel the atmosphere of the old city, to find out the features of the life of the richest, famous people of the past, it is proposed to visit the Poklevsky-Kozel House. This is an ancient mansion of the “Vodka King” of the Urals. Built in the 1870s in the original eclectic style. Amazing elements with stucco on the ceiling, marble bas-reliefs, balusters, complex staircase, fireplaces, wrought iron porch are compared with a luxurious palace.

Walking through the old rooms, you can for a moment imagine yourself as one of the important guests of the past century. Five rooms are allocated for permanent exhibitions of interesting collections. Among them are personal belongings of the family, information about products, the history of the development of wine vodka factories in the Urals. The rich house was connected to the building of the State Duma by a special passage.

The estate was visited by famous personalities of Russia. The appearance of the museum is due to the concerns of the Ural Society of Natural Science Lovers. And now, in the atmosphere of a beautiful, rich house, exhibitions are held, lectures are given at seminars and conferences.

Wonderland Park “Galileo”

A great gift for the family of the city for unique entertainment was the park of wonders with various travel opportunities with the help of devices and mechanisms. During their work, complex tricks come to life, conditions are created for travel based on optical, mirror illusions in intricate labyrinths. Only in the Galileo Museum you can walk along a three-meter bridge under the starry sky, bend a powerful steel lattice with a slight movement of your hand.

It seems that the laws of physics do not work in the attractions of the Museum, there is no gravity, there is only another, completely unknown world with its secrets and mysteries. Many of them are invited to solve the whole family, class. This makes the museum a popular vacation spot for citizens. The complex with interactive offers is located in a two-story building at Lenina Prospekt 30 Zh, Experimental Pavilion 2.

Museum of Architecture and Design UrGAHU

Cities were not built immediately. The long stages of their development, the direction of new architectural styles with the requirements due to the peculiarities of the city, have always made their changes. History with its natural disasters, destruction due to rash decisions of man, just time removed many buildings from cities. A small part of them has survived to this day.

Often, when designing urban buildings, a competition was announced, many proposals from architects were considered. In the competitive struggle, one survived, but this does not mean that the rest of the proposals should be forgotten. Exposition helps to save old drawings, diagrams, documents, descriptions, technical passports of buildings. They represent seven stages in the development of the architecture of the Ural settlements.

Among them are offers of wooden architecture, baroque, avant-garde, modern architecture. Students of the Academy of Architecture and Art created unique models of ensembles from different regions of the Urals. These are monuments of industrial architecture (old factories), monasteries, churches. Exhibitions help to reveal interesting facts from the history of the city, tell about the life and creations of many architects who created a beautiful Siberian city.

The galleries contain paintings by local artists depicting the industrial Urals. And in the courtyard of the building there is a bust (a copy of a pre-revolutionary monument) to the founder of mining, powerful factories of the Urals, Peter I. The museum collections contain many elements from the history of the birth of the metallurgical industry.

House of Sevastyanov

In terms of its luxury, this building can compete with European, imperial, royal palaces, and, undoubtedly, they will lose to it. It was built about 200 years ago. The house has been repeatedly completed, rebuilt, restored. It is noteworthy that all the updates to the interiors and exteriors only benefited him. Baroque and Neo-Gothic elements appeared in its decoration.

Today the building plays the role of the governor's residence, and in its history it has managed to visit the court, the labor commissariat, the House of Trade Unions, and the location of numerous offices. Numismatists in Russia and abroad are well aware of this architectural monument, because it is depicted on collectible (including silver) coins.

The President of Russia during his trips to the Urals stops here. The residence is under protection, but children and adults have the opportunity to visit it with a tour. Another option to see the luxurious decoration of the house is to receive an invitation to one of the balls that often take place in the large hall. In the building you can see exclusive furniture, handmade carpets, rare wood parquet, huge chandeliers. Of the relics of antiquity in the house, a tiled stove and a Ural fireplace have been perfectly preserved.

Monument to Vladimir Vysotsky and Maria Vladi

The singer, poet, composer, actor was categorically against the installation of such monuments. He did not want a pompous sculpture erected in his honor, which he sang about in several of his songs. In Yekaterinburg, Vysotsky went on tour only 2 times, but his cult literally reigns in the city.

Monuments to the poet and wife-actress were erected next to the Antey business center with the money of one of the Ural entrepreneurs. The figures are made in human height, so they look very realistic even in daylight. The poet's widow did not like the monument, and Vysotsky's admirers were completely delighted with him.

Next to the sculptural composition is another (no less famous) city attraction: a skyscraper. It is named after Vysotsky. The height of the building exceeds 188 meters. The skyscraper has an observation deck with stunning views of the city. What else can you see in this iconic place? Museum exhibits: various things that belonged to Vladimir and Maria, a car, books, icons, jewelry.

Ernst Neizvestny Art Museum

The new art space has recently appeared on the city map. The work of Ernst Neizvestny received international recognition, but the very fate of the great artist and sculptor was difficult and strange. In fact, he fled from the USSR to the United States when the Soviet authorities did not give him the opportunity to live in Israel.

But before that, the work of the master received all-Union recognition, and the first persons of the state patronized him. Later, Ernst again played a significant role in Russian politics, when he was a member of B.N. Yeltsin, but it was a completely different time. The artist died in poverty (money from bank accounts evaporated during his illness).

Ernst's creative heritage was partially preserved in Russia and America. The reason is simple: most of the paintings, engravings, sculptures disappeared without a trace, as they were sold by his last wife at private auctions. The main value of the exhibits of the museum: they are originals, which were not reached by private collectors and, as it turned out, very numerous relatives who remembered the artist's heritage.

Museum of radio them. A.S. Popova

A similar facility is located in another Russian city: Omsk. Open daily except Tuesday. For children of preschool age, admission to the museum halls is free. The object is a structural subdivision of the Sverdlovsk Museum of Local Lore, however, the unique exposition was collected not by cultural workers, but by enthusiasts, relatives of the inventor. In the museum halls you can see the personal belongings of A.S. Popov, items that belonged to his family.

Who will be interested in seeing exhibitions here in the first place? Anyone who is interested in technology, including military. The museum has an excellent collection of televisions. It is noteworthy that most of the things made in the Soviet era still work fine today. The collection contains laboratory prototypes that exist in single copies.