Things to see in Ukraine

2,426 places worth seeing in Ukraine on an illustrated map: Saint Sophia Cathedral, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Mariinskyi Palace, Livadia Palace and Khan's Palace, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

Saint Sophia Cathedral The oldest remaining church in Kyiv. Parts date from the 11th century. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has the world biggest ensembl
Maidan Nezalezhnosti Independence Square or Maidan is the place where opposition to pro-Russian governments gathered at different points between 2004 and 2013. T
Mariinskyi Palace The ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine in Kyiv. It is a Baroque palace on the hilly bank of the Dnipro River.
Livadia Palace This was Nikolai II's summer retreat, inaugurated on 11 September 1911. It was host to Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt for the Yalta Confere
Khan's Palace In the summer, you can hire a guide in almost any language. Points of interest include the inner palace, the Kahn's cemetery, the Falcon Tow
Saint Andrew's Church Baroque church, constructed in 1747–1754. Length 31.7 m (104 ft). Width 20.4 m (67 ft). Height 50 m (160 ft). Both the external and internal
Sofiyivsky Park One of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. A botanical garden demonstrating the landscaping art of the late 18th-early 19th century and a scientif
Saint George's Cathedral Built in 1363–1437 as a stone church in the Byzantine basilica style. The present Greek Catholic Cathedral was built in 1744–1770: it is a c
Church of the Saviour at Berestove Berestovo was a suburban residence in the 11th century. - Its vaulting may have been unusually complicated, probably echoing the trefoil roo
Kyiv TV Tower A 385-m-high (1,263 ft) lattice steel tower built in 1973. It is not accessible for tourists. The operational platform is at 200 m.
St Volodymyr's Cathedral Seven domed Ukrainian Orthodox brick cathedral in neo-Byzantine style, built in the 19th century. It barely escaped demolition by the Soviet
Odesa Opera and Ballet Theater Go to the opera house for 800 грн or less. You can get very good tickets already for 100 грн, don't buy the cheaper ones because of restrict
Transfiguration Cathedral Is dedicated to the Saviour's Transfiguration and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). This is a replica of the f
Freedom Square It is the 6th largest city-centre square in Europe. Originally named (1926–1996) Dzerzhinsky Square after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of
Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet Founded in June 1897. Lavishly decorated outside and inside.
Odesa Fine Arts Museum Once a palace of Prince Pototskiy, features a huge collection of Russian artist paintings.
Latin Cathedral Founded in the 1360s, built over a long time—up to 1481, in typical European Gothic style. In the walls, high windows, covered with stained
National Historical Museum of Ukraine Museum represents different times from ancient till nowadays.
Kyiv Zoo Situated on about 40 hectares. The zoo has 2,600 animals from 328 species. 130 different kinds of trees and bushes decorate the zoo's lands.
Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum A fascinating and moving museum. No signage in English. The cost of audio-tour in English or German - 50 грн.
Lychakiv Cemetery There are about 400,000 people buried here, including Ukrainian heroes such as Ivan Franko. Cemetery is an enormous , and very pleasant to w
Odesa Philharmonic Hall Go for a concert to the beautiful historic building of National Philharmonic Theatre.
National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine Covering 160 ha, the area shows how people used to live in different parts of Ukraine. Six restored rural Ukrainian villages, with old huts,
Transfiguration Cathedral The oldest cathedral in Dnipro. Catherine the Great, Austrian Emperor Joseph II, and prince Grigory Potemkin put its first stone on May 9, 1
Lviv National Museum The main building displays Ukrainian Art from the Middle Ages up to the 19th century. The Lviv Art Gallery mainly shows foreign art in its a
National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II A fairly large museum, starting with World War II, going through Nazi occupation until Ukraine's independence. The monument is 92 m tall, an
Dormition Church In the 1550s the Dormition brotherhood emerged in which the school operated and printing. The 65-m-high church has a two-headed Russian eagl
Kyiv Fortress A 19th-century fortification building, that once belonged to the system of western Russian fortresses. Some of the buildings are restored an
Saints Borys and Hlib Cathedral Founded in 1120, Chernihiv Prince David, the grandson of Yaroslav the Wise. The structure resembles cathedral monastery church late 11th cen
National Museum of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya Folk Art This museum is dedicated to the local traditional Slavic tribes whose centre is Kolomyia.
Kharkiv Choral Synagogue The largest synagogue in Ukraine, today a centre of Jewish culture and life. 1912 building relegated deeper into a site on the grounds that
Annunciation Cathedral Main Orthodox church of Kharkiv, built and consecrated at the turn of 20th century.
Poltava Art Museum Art museum in Poltava, Ukraine.
Pivnichnyi Bridge It was built in 1976. It is a cable-stayed bridge, designed by the architect A.V. Dobrovolsky and an engineer by G.B.Fux, with the beam of t
Hryshko National Botanical Garden The perfect place for a stroll in any season. There are unique floristic complexes on 130 hectares: "Forests of the plain part of Ukraine",
Dominican Church and Monastery in Lviv Built in the Gothic style in the years 1370–1375. Impressive Baroque temple rebuilt for Dominicans in 18th century. Resembles the church of
Odesa Museum of Regional History In a 19th-century mansion. Exhibition about Odesa region from 14th century to the present. Established in 1956, describes the history of the
Catherine's Church Consecrated in 1715. A beautiful white-stone church with its gold domes. The Catherine's Church - the greatest monument to Ukraine-style "Uk
Jesuit Church Go explore the underground space beneath the church (entrance from the back side of the church). Ask for a tour guide, you will learn a lot
Hidropark Island in the Dnieper River. Kyiv is endowed with natural city beaches that line Dnieper. Many a summer day can be spent in the parks and on
Massandra Palace French-inspired chateau outside of town in the hills. It was a summer palace of Alexander III, and was later used by Stalin as a summer retr
Dmytro Yavornytsky National Historical Museum of Dnipro History museum in Ukraine.
Lviv Town Hall You can climb the tower of the town hall: go in via the main entrance, wander about until you see a sign 'вхид на вежу', then follow those s
Dormition Cathedral The main temple of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Built in 1073–78. The cathedral consisted basically of one story built on a cruciform plan with a cu
Great Lavra Bell Tower Climb upstairs the Lavra Bell Tower to enjoy a charming view of Lavra church area that used to be known as the religious center of Ukraine h
Bernardine Church and Monastery The monastery occupies a triangular plot, which was the basis for the shaft between the Galician city gates and Royal bastion, and the top—a
Ukrainian Dramatic Theatre of Maria Zankovetska Built in the style of Viennese classicism. Length is about 96 m, width 76 m, area of 7,000 m². One of Europe's largest theatre buildings a
Refectory Church A refectory and an adjoining church of Saint Anthony and Theodosius. Built in 1893-1895. The sturdy dome of the church incorporates some asp
Radomysl Castle Its center is an old flour mill built in the late 19th century by Polish engineer Piekarski. Inside the castle is the Museum of Ukrainian Ho
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery Divided into several departments the central of which is on display at Potoskiy Palace showing mainly Renaissance and Baroque European art (

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