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yuliyahol

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Kyiv Institute of Information

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Kachalka

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

SamM

Citadel Inn

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

Josh

Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Roshen Fountain

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.

Added by sychovasvitlana

Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine

Synevyr Lake

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

RichardHerts

Added by RichardHerts

Nicolaï Syadristy’s Micro Miniature Museum

One of the world’s best microminiaturist, Nicolaï Siadristy displays his lifetime of tiny creations in this museum.

Dylan

Slavutych, Ukraine

Slavutych

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

megancstarr

Added by megancstarr

Osokorky Metro Station

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

derWaliser

Added by derWaliser

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Museum of Sexual Cultures of the World

It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.

Added by cyborg

Sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Kyiv Crematorium

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Toilet History Museum

A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.

hvarastyan

Added by hvarastyan

Pidhirtsi, Ukraine

Pidhirtsi Castle

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

alessandro cini

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Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan

Prypiat, Ukraine

Canteen 19

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Lysa Hora (Bald Mountain)

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

SamM

Museum of Unnecessary Things

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

Added by Rachel Gould

Kolomyya, Ukraine

Pysanka Museum

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

SamM

Chornobyl, Ukraine

'Monument of the Third Angel'

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Giant Crossword of Lviv

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

anhie

Peeing Colors in Kyiv

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

Dampo

Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine

Duga 'Russian Woodpecker' Radar

This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.

Under the Black Eagle Pharmacy Museum

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Added by thestevemc

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

SamM