Attractions of Kyiv region

A memorial to the heroes of Chornobyl was erected in 1988 on Slavutych central Square.

Architects - Hotalskyi, Belyk, Aptukova. The composition consists of a pylon, in which a bell is installed, and two slabs on which 30 photos of Chornobyl NPP workers and firefighters, who received a critical dose of radiation in the first hours of liquidation of the accident, were placed.

A traditional place for laying flowers during celebrations.

30 rose bushes named "Slavutych" were planted near the monument. This completely new variety was created for the 30th anniversary of the Chornobyl tragedy by the French company "Meilland".

The Seiklar adventure rope park is located on the Left Bank, in the Darnytsky district of Kyiv, on the territory of the Partisan Glory Park.

Visitors have the opportunity to overcome five routes of varying difficulty, moving between trees with the help of rope equipment at a height of up to 12 meters and making high-speed descents (up to 30 kilometers per hour!).

While on the trail, the visitor is strapped to a super-strong "lifeline" cable, which is laid along the entire route. The rope park is designed for both trained lovers of extreme entertainment and beginners in the world of active recreation.

The opening of two children's paths is planned.

The Pechersk Landscape Park in Kyiv is spread over an area of ​​30 hectares on the slopes of the Dnipro.

It is located between the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the complex of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. The basis of the composition is regular planning, formed according to the principle of symmetry.

The central part of the park is occupied by the Singing Field (Spivoche Pole) and a cascade of stairs to the Dnipro embankment, which offers a wonderful view of the city.

Flower exhibitions are regularly held in the Pechersk Landscape Park, and music festivals are held on the Singing Field.

The "Wall" garden ("Mur"garden) was created on the territory of the "Oleksandriya" arboretum at the beginning of the 19th century by the park gardener August Ens using the old Western European technology of creating gardens on a territory enclosed by a high fence.

The total area of ​​the garden is 3.5 hectares. The brick walls are 3 meters high and 70 centimeters wide. All the dimensions of the walls and the aspect ratio are reduced to the sacred values ​​of digital mythology. A place with high energy was chosen for the construction of the garden, and the walls of the structure are absolutely precisely oriented in space. Each of the walls of the garden exactly corresponds to the cardinal points.

After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, the fruit trees were gradually removed and agricultural crops were grown on the vacated area for many decades.

In 2008, the "Wall" orchard received a second life when a program was implemented to restore the orchard. Gardener Mykola Illyenko created a collection of over 100 ancient varieties of fruit crops selected from the 17th-19th centuries, laid out a section of a formal garden and planted a wide collection of popular fruit and berry crops selected from the 20th-21st centuries, including the latest collection of table grape varieties. The restoration project for the landscape section of the Wall garden was carried out according to archival materials from 1858.

Currently, the Wall garden has completely restored the layout of the ancient garden: 8 blocks, four of which are central and four are wall-mounted. The central blocks are planted with apple trees of different ripening periods, pears, plums, apricots, cherry plums, sweet cherries, and peaches. The wall blocks are planted with actinidia, collection grape varieties (30 varieties), dogwood, garden strawberries, jujube, and persimmon. Currently, 2,200 fruit trees of Ukrainian and foreign selection are grown here, which combine more than 300 varieties.

In the fall, you can buy delicious juicy fruits of apples, grapes, dogwood and other fruits and berries in the "Wall" garden.

The Museum of Retro Machinery "Wheels of History" opened in 2024 in the Novobilychi district on the western outskirts of Kyiv. It was founded by the famous Kyiv collector, organizer of the Old Car Land festival of retro vehicles, Pavlo Lozovenko.

More than 100 restored cars and motorcycles of the past are presented on the exhibition area of about 3,000 square meters. Among them, both samples of Soviet machinery and vehicles manufactured in Europe and the USA. The oldest exhibit is a 1934 GAZ A car.

On the second floor of the museum, motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, mopeds, bicycles and various household appliances of the middle and late 20th century are presented. The atmosphere of antiquity is complemented by vintage advertising signs from old gas stations, recognizable household items, popular children's toys in the past.

The "Wheels of History" museum provides its premises and exhibits for filming and photo sessions. There is a coffee shop and a souvenir shop in the premises.

The Abramovych Sculpture Park on the outskirts of the village of Bohdanivka near Brovary was founded in 2018 by the famous Ukrainian art dealer Igor Abramovych, founder of the Abramovych Art project. The main idea behind the park is a constant dialogue between man, art and nature.

The open-air art space covers an area of ​​10 hectares. More than 20 works by Ukrainian sculptors are presented here in the open air, including Yevhen Prymachenko, Dmytro Hrek, Anton Lohoviy, Roman Minin, Hamlet Zinkivskyi. Each sculpture is unique and has its own story.

The founders also plan to create a gallery of small sculptures, paintings and photographs by famous Ukrainian artists on the territory of the park.

A monument to the AN-26 military transport plane is installed in Kyiv between the 1st and 8th buildings of the National Aviation University.

The aircraft was developed at the Oleh Antonov Design Bureau.

The AN-26 was nicknamed "Ugly Duckling" for the characteristic sound of the working engines.

A private greenhouse in Rozhny near Kyiv is called a banana farm, where local farmer Anatoliy Patiy grows exotic indoor fruit plants.

To create an optimal microclimate, he uses thermos greenhouses of his own invention. In addition to bananas, pineapples, lemons, pomegranates, tangerines, figs and others ripen on the farm even in winter.

At the Patiy banana farm, tours are held, many exotic plants can be seen, and seedlings for apartments, private houses and winter gardens can be purchased.

A monument to the famous Ukrainian singer Anatoliy Solovyanenko was erected in 2001 on Pechersk in Kyiv, near the house where he lived for the last 20 years of his life.

The world-famous opera singer Anatoly Solovyanenko was a soloist of the Kyiv Opera. He was considered one of the best tenors in the world. In 1997, he became a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Award of Ukraine.

The monument to the work of sculptor Mykola Rapay and architect Vyacheslav Dormidontov was opened for the singer's birthday.

The museum complex in Kozyn was created in 2000 by Yevhen and Valentina Oliynik, a couple of local enthusiasts and local historians. Two museum expositions are located on two floors of the former kindergarten building.

The exposition on the second floor is dedicated to the life and work of the outstanding Ukrainian singer, People's Artist of Ukraine Anatoliy Solovyanenko. He had a dacha in Kozyn, where he often rested and prepared for his performances. In the last years of his life, Solovyanenko constantly lived in Kozyn, where he died in 1999 and was buried in the village cemetery (a monument was erected).

The museum exhibits photographs, painterly portraits of the singer, panels, Solovyanenko's personal belongings, stage costumes, address folders to the name of Solovyanenko, letters from grateful listeners, books, records, CDs, and more. You can watch and listen to fragments of his concerts.

The Kozyn Village Historical and Local Lore Museum is located on the first floor. Here you can familiarize yourself with the results of archaeological explorations on the territory of the village, see ancient household items of local residents, learn about the participants of the national-patriotic movement of Obukhiv region and prominent residents.

The Anatoliy Solovyanenko Museum in Kzyn is a branch of the Kyiv Regional Archaeological Museum.

The Museum of Ancient Rus Pottery of the Vyshhorod Historical and Cultural Reserve introduces the Vyshhorod region as a leading historical center of the traditions of pottery in Kyivan Rus.

The large pottery center of Ancient Vyshhorod was discovered in the middle of the XX century during the construction of the Kyiv HPP infrastructure. According to archaeologists, in the XI century. on the territory of 5-6 hectares there were about 250-300 pottery kilns. Probably, measuring utensils for taxation were made here. Most of the finds were destroyed during the construction of residential buildings in the city of power engineers.

An exposition pavilion was built over the only surviving medieval pottery kiln. Nearby, in a village house of the middle of the XX century, there is an exposition of archeological finds on the territory of Vyshhorod pottery center, a collection of products of the Mezhyhirya porcelain and faience factory, an exhibition of works by modern masters.

The Museum of Ancient Rus Pottery regularly holds various events and celebrations. Masters of pottery invite you to master classes, during which everyone can make a souvenir for themselves.

The Literary Memorial Museum-Manor of Andriy Malyshko was opened in the house on the outskirts of Obukhiv, where the future poet was born in 1912.

The exhibition is devoted to the life and work of the poet, as well as the ethnography of the Southern Kyiv Region.

Of particular interest are Malyshko's personal belongings: a desk with a typewriter, books and others.

The Antiquities Museum in the village of Danylivka was opened in 2010 in the premises of the old school, which later housed the village council. The initiator of the creation was the head of the village Lyubov Bondarenko, who headed the museum.

The exposition includes about 1,000 ancient items that were given to the museum by local residents: furniture, clothes, dishes, work tools, icons. Many embroidered shirts from different regions of Ukraine, women's scarves, and a collection of musical instruments are presented.

The wooden church of the Apostle John the Theologian in Rozkopantsi near Bohuslav was built in 1884.

A classic Ukrainian three-story church. The painting of the 19th century has been preserved in the interior. The harmoniously developed composition of the building, skillfully executed details place the monument in a number of interesting examples of Ukrainian wooden architecture of the 19th century.

On the church floor there is a tombstone with a photo of a young woman and the inscription: "May your holy will be done. Anna Savelyivna Tsyrupa, died on January 29, 1910 at the age of 23."

The first museum of Apple products in Ukraine opened in 2023 in the center of Kyiv. Located in the basement of the Yabluka chain store, specializing in the sale of Apple products.

The exhibition demonstrates the company's innovation in consumer electronics technology and design at various stages of market development. More than a hundred devices of the brand are presented, starting with the personal computer Apple II Plus of 1979. Among the exhibits are computers of the Apple III, Lisa, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, iMac, MacBook, PowerBook, etc. lines, the very first iPods and iPads, the full line of iPhone smartphones, Marshall speaker systems, keyboards, mouses, other peripherals and accessories.

The most valuable exhibits of the Apple Museum are gadgets with autographs of the company founders.