Attractions of Kyiv region

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.

Family ecopark "Yasnohorodka" near Kyiv is a large recreation and entertainment complex operating on the basis of the largest breeding ostrich farm in Ukraine "Ostriches Valley". The complex on a green area with a stream and ponds offers a variety of entertainment for children and adults.

The first 36 ostriches were brought to Yasnohorodka back in 2001. Now, more than 400 birds live on the territory of about 20 hectares. Among them are Nandu white ostriches from South America, Australian Emus and African ostriches. Adult ostriches live in families: one male and several females, and adolescent birds live together in separate enclosures. Visiting the farm is provided with a guided tour, which lasts about half an hour.

The Yasnohorodka ostrich farm is combined with a zoo, which has deer, llamas, alpacas, camels, wild pigs, raccoons, rabbits, sheep, goats and many birds. Animals can be fed with feed that is sold on site. The contact zone allows you to communicate more closely with domestic animals.

For active recreation with children, the "Yasnohrai" amusement park is equipped with a mine-labyrinth, trampolines, high-speed descent on a zip line, electric cars, football. Animators work on weekends.

Ecopark has a winery that produces wines from its own vineyards, a large cellar with a museum and a tasting room. On the territory there is a restaurant called Ferma, which offers signature dishes from organic products grown on the farm. In the spring and summer, the Grill&Chill Park outdoor barbecue area with a stage for band performances is open. In the souvenir shop, you can buy farm cheeses and meat products, author's wine, souvenirs made of leather, eggs and ostrich feathers, medicinal cosmetics.

On the territory of the ecopark, you can spend the night in a comfortable glamping with dome-type tents, which has a covered lounge area and a place for an evening bonfire. A full-fledged hotel will open in 2024. In summer, there is a large family pool complex, which includes 6 separate pools: 2 for children and 4 for adults. There is a food court near the pools with ostrich specialties, pizza, burgers and cocktails.

Every fall, the "Family Winemaker" festival is held, during which you can taste the author's wines of the eco-farm and press the grapes into your own author's wine under the supervision of a professional winemaker. Also, the ecopark holds the Family Masnytsia in Yasnohorodka every year.

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.

Fragments of the ancient Rus settlement Vasyliv earthworks have been preserved on the hill to the west of the Cathedral of Anthony and Theodosius.

The current city of Vasylkiv was founded in 988 by Prince Volodymyr the Great, who received the name Vasyl at baptism. The old name of the city Vasyliv (Vasylyev) comes from the Christian name of the prince. It was a well-fortified fortress with earthen ramparts and ditches, often used as a stronghold in times of strife. The city was destroyed by the Mongols in 1240. Remains of an ancient wooden temple and princely palace were found on the territory of the cub.

Later, the settlement of Vasyliv was included in the system of Cossack fortifications of the 16th and 17th centuries. The remains of ramparts can be traced throughout the city center. The best preserved is the rampart behind the cathedral, the crest of which can be climbed by stairs from the temple courtyard.

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.

Aquapark "Terminal" in Brovary is the only waterpark in Ukraine with a sliding transparent roof, which allows you to sunbathe in the warm season.

There are 5 swimming pools, a jacuzzi, a SPA area, saunas, 9 slides, a large children's area, bars and restaurants, recreation areas on 4 floors. Equipment from the Canadian manufacturer Whitewaters is used. The longest and fastest slide "Master Blaster" is 200 meters long. Other slides: "Virage", "Tsunami", "Snake", "Cosmic Vortex" and "Multislide" (total length 1 kilometer). Wave pool with an area of 550 square meters.

The shopping and entertainment complex "Terminal" also includes a karting center, a bowling alley, an ice arena, a fitness center, a cinema, bars and restaurants.

The Archaeological and Local Lore Museum of the Kopachiv village is a branch of the Kyiv Regional Archaeological Museum. It is located in two halls on the second floor of the former Kopachiv village council.

The first hall of the museum presents local archaeological finds: mammoth bones, ceramics of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture, fragments of Kyivan Rus' dishes. The gem of this exhibition is the Trypillia binocular vessel.

In the second hall, a fragment of the interior of a traditional Ukrainian house is reproduced. Local antiquities and other exhibits representing the history, life, and art of Kopachiv from the past to the present are presented here.

The remains of one of the oldest settlements of primitive people in Ukraine in the late Paleolithic era (10,000 BC), found in the village of Dobranychivka during the construction of the road in 1952, are now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum "Dobranychivka settlement", which is a branch of Yahotyn historical museum.

Archaeologists have found here four household complexes around the central square.

The exposition pavilion was erected directly above the excavation site of the largest of the household complexes. You can see the foundation of housing from the bones of mammoths and animal skulls, pits, fires and places of production of tools made of bones and flint.

The exposition presents products made of stone and bone, as well as two large panoramic canvases depicting scenes of the original mammoth hunt and the life of the inhabitants of "Dobranychivka settlement".

The wooden Michael's Church in Pidhirtsi near Kyiv was built in 1742 on the initiative of the abbess of the Frolivsky Monastery on the site of the destroyed Peter and Paul Church in honor of the Miracle of Archangel Michael. A bell tower was added in the 19th century.

Due to the almost identical dimensions of the log cabins united under a common roof, the church resembles the oldest Klitschian type of wooden temples, characteristic of the princely era. The main feature of this is the location at the base of the building of the simplest wooden structure - a cage, that is, a log cabin formed by crowns of logs laid one on top of another.

Paintings and carvings of the 19th century have been preserved in the interior of Church in honor of the Miracle of Archangel Michael. The ensemble of the church and bell tower is a typical example of Ukrainian wooden architecture of the 19th century, an architectural monument of national importance.