Attractions of Kyiv region

The Gruenewald oak is one of the oldest trees in Ukraine (900 years old).

Named after the medieval German artist Mathias Gruenewald, who painted oak trees. The tree looks fabulous and unusual, just like the paintings of this author.

The height of the oak tree is 20 meters, the girth of the trunk is 7 meters.

It is located on the territory of the "Zhovten" sanatorium (Stolychne shose).

At the All-Ukrainian competition "National Tree of Ukraine", held in 2010 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Gruenewald Oak was recognized as one of the most aesthetic trees of Ukraine.

The medieval park "Gyurgiv Fortress" was created in 2022 on an island in the middle of the river Ros in Bila Tserkva.

This is an entertainment complex based on a stylized wooden medieval fortress modeled on the architecture of Kyivan Rus. A wooden bridge across the strait of Ros is built to the fortress. The entrance gate with the gate tower leads to the territory surrounded by a fence with watchtowers. The territory is equipped with a stage, a melting pot, fair canopies, paved wooden paths.

The fortress hosts concerts, international and national competitions in medieval warfare, festivals of historical reconstruction and more.

The largest private collection of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Europe is presented at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Kyiv (HD Museum), which opened in 2019.

The collection includes more than 20 models of motorcycles: rally, military and civilian. In particular, one of the first Harley-Davidson X8A Single models of 1912, the most popular military motorcycle Harley-Davidson WLA 45 of 1942, the only Harley-Davidson Topper H scooter in the history of 1964, one of the first comfortable travel models Harley-Davidson FLHT Electra Glide Standard 1968, etc. Some exhibits are almost the only ones in the world.

There are also many artifacts related to the history of Harley-Davidson and biker culture in Ukraine.

Visiting the museum is possible only by appointment.

The Art gallery in the village of Hermanivka is located in the former store building, built in 1904 by the entrepreneur Patlakh, next to the Cossack Era Museum.

The official opening of the art gallery took place in 2005.

The museum presents paintings by artists whose lives were connected with Hermanivka, as well as works of art by the inhabitants of the village.

The Cossack Era Museum Museum and the Picture Gallery in Hermanivka are branches of the Kyiv Regional Archaeological Museum.

Heydar Aliyev Square was opened in Kyiv in 2013 on the territory in front of the building of the Embassy of Azerbaijan.

Named in honor of the iconic national leader of this Transcaucasian country, Heydar Aliyev, who served as the president of Azerbaijan in 1993-2003.

The centerpiece of the park composition was a copy of the "Sheikh Safi" carpet, the national symbol of Azerbaijan, made of Murano glass and ceramics. A cascade of fountains descends from it. The park wall symbolizes the Icheri-sheher fortress - the oldest landmark of Baku.

Traditional trees for Azerbaijan are planted in the park: magnolia, maple, yew, sakura, quince, barberry, dogwood, plum and acacia. A unique landscape composition was created from these plants - a map of Azerbaijan, which symbolizes the peace and unity of the people.

Thanks to the unique artistic lighting, the park is especially beautiful in the evening.

The square was created as a gift to the people of Kyiv from the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of Heydar Aliyev's 90th birthday. A monument to Aliyev, erected in 2004, is located on its territory.

The historical and local lore museum of the Sosnova village was opened in 1986 in an old house that once belonged to a wealthy peasant.

The exposition has more than 4,000 exhibits. In particular, rural household items, embroidered clothes and other household and economic items of the 19th and 20th centuries are presented.

The history of the village of Sosnova is told by old records, documents and some archaeological finds.

The historical and local lore museum of the Sosnova village is a branch of the Kyiv Regional Archaeological Museum.

The museum complex includes a wooden gamasey (building for grain storage) from 1905, where tools of rural labor are presented: seed drills, plows, fans, part of a mill and much more.

The History and Local Lore Museum at the Novosilky Gymnasium of the Boiarka City Council was created in 1989 on the initiative of local teachers. The materials for the museum were collected by students of the then Novosilky secondary school.

The exposition tells about the history of the village of Novosilky since its founding in the 15th century, about the liberation movements on the territory of the region in the 17th-19th centuries, and about the development of the village in the 20th century.

In particular, materials are presented about the military career of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Rear Admiral Ivan Kucherenko, who was born in the village of Novosilky in 1908, as well as about the scientist and writer Vitaliy Kulakovskyi, a native of the nearby village of Mostyshche.

The Historical Museum of the Vyshhorod History and Cultural Reserve is located in the old "Klyukva House" in the center of Vyshgorod.

This is a two-storey residential building, which was built in 1905 by Corporal Ivan Shkolnyi, nicknamed Klyukva. According to legend, at the end of the XIX century Klyukva began to collect various antiquities, which were then often found in the Vyshhorod region. Later, this house was used as a village council, school, dormitory. Since 1995, it belongs to the Vyshhorod Historical and Cultural Reserve.

The basis of the exposition of the historical museum are the materials of archeological excavations on the settlement of Ancient Vyshhorod. In the archeological exposition you can see the oldest Easter egg in Ukraine (XI century), the seal of Prince Izyaslav Yaroslavych of the XI-XII centuries, a folding encolpion cross of the X century, fragments of a Scandinavian fibula of the first half of the X century.

The wall panel "Ancient Vyshhorod of the XII-XIII centuries", made by the honored artist of Ukraine Henry Yahodkin, gives a clear idea of the medieval city. Classic methods of museum (showcase) display are complemented by innovative museum technologies: 3D-modeling, interactive maps, QR-codes.

The private museum of historical weapons and armor of collector Yevhen Hredunov opened in 2020 on the territory of the Talisman enterprise in Brovary.

The exposition presents weapons of different times and peoples. In addition to samples of Ukrainian and European weapons, the stands also include weapons from India, China, Japan, as well as African, Polynesian and pre-Columbian weapons. Historical weapons of the Horde, Crimean Tatars, and Polovtsians are also presented.

The most valuable exhibit is a Polynesian dagger made from the human tibia.

The Kyiv Museum of History of Fire Equipment was opened on the basis of the 25th State Fire and Rescue Unit of the Obolon district of Kyiv, which at the time of its opening in the 1970s was the largest in Europe.

A unique collection of special equipment, fire-rescue equipment and tools from the tsarist era to modern times, badges and awards of firefighters are presented. In particular, you can see the first fire truck that appeared in Kyiv in 1913, as well as the famous Soviet-made fire engine based on the ZIS-130 truck.

The Museum of Fire Service welcomes visitors free of charge by prior appointment.

The Museum of the History of Kyiv Metro was opened in 2000 on the second floor of the administration building of Kyiv Metro.

The exposition is placed in three halls in order to remind that the first metro trains were three-car.

The first hall is devoted to the construction and opening of subway lines and stations of different years. A special exhibit is an operational model of the Dnipro station (1:87) with the first depot as it was in 1960-1965. You can see exactly how D-type cars were lifted onto the station overpass.

The second hall is dedicated to various metro services - models of carriages and parts of equipment, travel documents of different years are presented here.

In the third hall there is a working model of a reversible dead end (1:87) and the first synchronizing clock.

Excursions are conducted upon prior request for groups of 10 to 20 people.

The grandiose memorial complex of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War was built in Kyiv in 1981 on the Pechersk Hills above the Dnipro, for which the terrain was significantly changed.

Since then, a colossal statue of the Motherland (62 m high, 102 m with a pedestal, weighing about 500 tons) has become a visual landmark of Kyiv next to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The author of the monument is the sculptor Vasyl Boroday. The unique all-welded steel construction is made of special stainless steel and assembled by means of the special crane. According to legend, the sword in the statue's hand was shortened at the request of the Kyiv metropolitan to make it lower than the cross of the Great Lavra bell tower. On an inclined elevator you can climb to a circular observation deck on a pedestal (37 m), and then - on a vertical elevator to chest level and up the stairs to the upper edge of the shield (92 m), which is significantly swaying in the wind.

In August 2023, the Soviet coat of arms on the shield of the Motherland monument was replaced by a Ukrainian trident. The renaming of the monument to Mother Ukraine is being discussed.

The Motherland Pedestal is the main exposition of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. In 16 halls on three floors there are materials that reveal the themes of hostilities, strategies for survival in war and postwar, genocide, the struggle for independence between the two totalitarian regimes. Visitors walk the "Road of War" past a number of museum artifacts, art installations and multimedia panels.

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, for the first time in world museum practice, has created a stationary exhibition "Ukraine - Crucifixion" about the war in real time and during the ongoing war. With the help of original objects and photos, the terrible realities of full-scale Russian aggression in Ukraine are presented.

In total, the memorial complex covers an area of over 11 hectares. The way to the museum passes through the main square with the Alley of Hero Cities and sculptural compositions "Forcing the Dnipro" and "Transfer of Weapons", the gallery of heroes of the front and rear, the bowl of "Fire of Glory", an exhibition of military equipment of different times. On the back of the pedestal there is an interactive historical museum "Formation of the Ukrainian Nation".

Every last Tuesday of the month is a day of free admission to the War Museum for all categories of visitors (except for the Mi-24 helicopter and Li-2, MiG-23 aircraft exhibits).

According to the project "Inclusive Travels in Ukraine: accessibility of museums of Ukraine", this one of the most visited museums in Ukraine provides a high level of accessibility for people with disabilities.

Museum of History of Ukrainian Governments was opened in 2009, and is now housed in five rooms on the first floor of the Government House on Sadova Street.

The exposition tells about the activities of Ukrainian governments since 1917. A gallery of portraits of all heads of government, documents, seals and awards of various years, materials on the construction of the Government House, gifts from foreign heads of state are presented. In one of the rooms, the interior of a government official's office in the middle of the 20th century is recreated. A separate exposition is dedicated to means of government communication.

A visit to the Museum of History of Ukrainian Governments is part of the Government House excursion route. Excursions are available only for organized groups by prior request, visitors must have an ID.

The wooden temple of the holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica is the central building of the ethnographic complex "Ukrainian Village".

The temple was founded at the expense of People's Deputy Volodymyr Bondarenko at the place where in 2004 an unsuccessful attempt was made on him - his car was pelted with bottles with a flammable mixture. Construction was completed in 2007.

The temple is built from a cylindrical log in the form of an octagonal rotunda. The interior is decorated with a carved iconostasis in the Ukrainian Baroque style. There is a parish school at the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki Church.

The brick temple of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Novy Petrivtsi was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the Rus-Byzantine style.

During Soviet times, the Holy Intercession Church was closed. From 1990 to 1993, the diorama "Liutizh Bridgehead" was exhibited in the premises.

Now the temple is active. There is a monument to the Liutizh Bridgehead nearby.