Location: Yekaterinburg
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The 10 Best Free Things to do in Yekaterinburg, Urals District
Yekaterinburg is the thinking tourist's city, jam-packed with libraries, theaters and museums, plus seemingly out of place monuments that pay homage to entities like Michael Jackson and a keyboard. The beautiful Yekaterinburg Circus building is an intricate lace dome that arches over seating for 2600 spectators.
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1. New Tikhvin Nunnery
2. Chertovo Gorodische
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By saronic - Zurich, Switzerland
After having been to the Europe-Asia border marker and the holy site of Ganina Yama I came to the spectacular rock formation called 'Devil's Town' in Russian. From Ganina Yama it took me 50 minutes by taxi on a dirt road with plenty of water filled potholes to get here, something most taxi drivers in other countries wouldn't have accepted to drive. Once at the parking it is a quite steep hike of about 10 minutes - with no signposts - through a forest full of granite boulders to the 347m asl high ridge with the unusual rocky outcrop. Since in August the area was full of mushrooms I saw quite a few people collecting them. The about 100m long and 20m high rock wall is impressive. It is a phenomenon, which can be found also in other places such as at the 'Greifensteine' in Saxony's Ore Mountains. Geologically it is explained as liquid magma that penetrated into a crack of already existing rocks and solidified to granite, forming a dike. Erosion weathered away the surrounding rocks, leaving the hard volcanic center. Later chemical alterations along intersecting joints formed the 'woolsack' or spheroidal weathering of the granite, which we can very well see here. The place is popular with rock climbers, of which one might encounter some, when visiting. A negative point are the many graffitis and signatures on this very special rock formation.
3. Alexander Nevskiy Cathedral
4. Embankment of Working Youth
5. Memorial to the Unknown Victims of Prisons and War Camps GULAG
6. Yekaterinburg War Memorial
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 276 reviews
This monument honors soldiers who died in Russia's Afghan War.
Reviewed By olegl28
This memorial is very significant place in Ekaterinburg, specially for people who was born in 60th last century. So many young men was killed in Afghanistan.
7. Rastorguyev-Kharitonov's House
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4.5 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By norgeva - St. Petersburg, Russia
This is worth seeing. Great architecture and a nearby park for walking. We had a good time taking photos here.
8. The Church of Ascension
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 199 reviews
Founded in 1792
Reviewed By geelongexpat - Chatan-cho, Japan
It’s a beautiful church just behind church on the blood. Definitely worth stopping for a photo on a nice day
9. Church on the Blood
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,134 reviews
Reviewed By Jenny_Warwick_Qld - Warwick, Australia
If you have a passion for Russian history & the Romanov family, cannot recommend a visit to Church on the Blood. Spectacular interior, beautiful paint work filled with gold religious ornaments, fascinating detail. A brief visit is all that is needed to take in the splendour and the story of this Church. Visited via a private Romanov Family tour November 2018.
10. Weir on river Iset
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 873 reviews
Reviewed By olegl28
This is very romantic and historical place in Ekaterinburg. Iset River between Glavnuy prospect (ulitsa Lenina) and Malisheva street. This is place where start first Ekaterinburg’s factory. Nice museums beautiful Art Gallery and nice romantic place for lovers
