Koltsovo Airport 33 min
Observation deck (15 min) Open-air 610-ft.-high observation deck on 52nd floor of a business-center building for city views. Museum of V.S. Vysotsky (15 min) Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land (14 min) Late-20th-century Russian Orthodox church & museum constructed over the Romanovs' execution site. Ganina Yama (27 min) Tsar Nicholas II & his family were buried in secret at this site that now houses 7 chapels. Istoricheskiy Skver (18 min) Ekaterinburg Circus (19 min) Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts (18 min) Large art museum founded in 1936 featuring temporary & permanent exhibits, plus events for all ages. Yekaterinburgskiy Zoopark (16 min) Zoo keeping more than 380 species, including native tigers & snow leopards, plus aviary & aquarium. Monument to a Keyboard (18 min) Vast, open-air sculpture on a grassy river bank depicting a QWERTY computer keyboard. Ozero Shartash (20 min) Walking paths encircle part of this serene lake, a popular setting for picnics & photography. Akvapark 'Limpopo' (16 min) Large indoor park featuring many water slides, a wave pool, a lazy river & sauna facilities. Shartash (20 min) Bean-shaped lake surrounded by forests & Iron Age granite formations, offering recreation. Ekaterinburg Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after V.V. Mayakovsky (14 min) Seasonal family-friendly amusement park with fairground rides, a petting zoo, football pitch & cafe. Park Usad'by Kharitonovykh-Rastorguyevykh (13 min) Tranquil gardens built in 1826 in classical English style, with a pond & man-made island. Kamennyye Palatki (8 min) Natural forest monument featuring an array of stone tents & granite rocks with unique shapes. |