Attractions of Zaporizhzhia region

Haychur Nature Reserve is a unique open-air zoo. Organized in 1993 as "Tavriya" reserve, also known as "Jazz" CJSC.

The territory of 286 hectares is represented by various landscapes: pristine sagebrush-cereal and shrub steppes, artificial forest masses, a river, artificial lakes.

Rare species of animals live here in natural conditions: Przhevalsky's horse, North American bison, European mouflon, roe deer, fallow deer, red deer, kulan, etc.

Private open-air zoo "Safari" was created in Berdiansk in 2004 by entrepreneur Ihor Kalchenko.

It occupies an area of 2.5 hectares at the very beginning of the Berdianska Spit.

The territory is well planned: aviaries, ponds, an alpine hill, rest areas, cafes.

Berdiansk Zoo "Safari" has about 60 species of exotic animals. 36 of them are listed in the International Red Book. So, during the existence of the zoo, 6 Far Eastern leopards were born here, of which there are only 40 left on the planet. 6 lion cubs, 4 Ussuri tiger cubs, 4 monkeys and others were also born. All animals have spacious enclosures and are well cared for.

At the entrance to the territory of the "Safari" zoo, you can buy feed for independent feeding of animals.

Saint Andrew's Cathedral was built in 2000 at the expense of the Motor-Sich company and other patrons.

It is located on the site of an unremarkable cinema, which was adjacent to the passage of motor builders. Until 2000, the Saint Andrew's religious community of the city met in the converted cinema hall.

The temple is made in the form of a cross with a large central dome and two small domes on the sides. Nearby is a high bell tower.

The Melitopol Men's Monastery of Saint Sava the Sanctified is one of the newly created monasteries of Ukraine. The decision to create it was made in 1994.

The Melitopol Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist actually became the courtyard of the monastery, and the governor's permanent stay there moved the monastery from the village of Terpinnia there as well. In May 1995, the construction of the first one-story building began. In 2005, the construction of the new temple was completed. The central side altar was consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Ghosts of Humility", the northern one in honor of the Beheading of John the Baptist, and the southern one in honor of the heavenly patron of the monastery, Saint Sava the Consecrated.

It belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. In September 2022, during the Russian occupation of Melitopol during the Russian-Ukrainian war, the monks of the monastery of Saint Sava the Consecrated openly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine and gave their monastery to the Russian occupiers to organize a pseudo-referendum. The Security Service of Ukraine collected evidence of the monastery abbot's collaborative activities, and in December 2022 personal sanctions for a period of 5 years were introduced against the head of the monastery Oleksandr Prokopenko and six other figures of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Saint Volodymyr's Church was built in Vilniansk in 1902 at the expense of the local landowner Pavlo Kryvoshey.

After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, the Soviet authorities set up a warehouse, then a club, and a cinema in the church.

In 1993, the Saint Volodymyr Church was restored and handed over to the church community.

The con-catheral sanctuary of God the Merciful Father is the only Catholic temple in Zaporizhzhia.

The Roman Catholic parish existed in Oleksandrivsk (Zaporizhzhia) even before the revolution, but in the 1930s the Catholic church was closed and later destroyed.

Since 1999, a new church has been built in the city. A cornerstone taken from the Basilica of Saint Peter the Apostle in Rome was laid in its wall. In 2004, the consecration ceremony of the temple of God the Merciful Father took place (the only one under such an address in Eastern Europe).

The building is rectangular, divided internally by rows of columns and pillars into an odd number of longitudinal parts (3 naves) with lighting from upper windows and an apse niche in the altar part. Classically strict interior decoration.

The Museum of Ethnography of the Peoples of Southern Ukraine was established in 1997 at the Faculty of History of Zaporizhzhia National University.

Several generations of student historians managed to collect one of the best collections of tiles, household items and relics in the territory of Steppe Ukraine. 

In 2015, the Museum of Soviet Life was opened in the adjacent room. Among its exhibits are furniture, household items and appliances of the 20th century. The clothes of those times are hung in the closets, a place is reserved for costume jewelry, cosmetics, and perfumes of the Soviet era. Featured record player collection, post-war magazines, record phone collection, radio, and more. Many family letters, photographs, documents, and certificates are also exhibited.

The museum complex of the Zaporizhzhia National University also includes the ZNU Zoological Museum and the Water Museum.

The Technical Progress History Museum of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University was opened in 2016 on the occasion of the celebration of the 116th anniversary of the establishment of the educational institution.

The museum in it was started back in 1970, when the first museum room of the then Zaporizhzhia Mechanical Engineering Institute was opened.

The current exposition demonstrates the stages of development of science and technology in Zaporizhzhia from the 18th to the beginning of the 11th century. Instruments, computing devices, radio communication devices, electronics of various periods of the 20th century are presented. The history of the technical university is told by photos and certificates of graduates of the last century, literature and interior elements from the time of the establishment of the institution, layouts, models and projects of graduates.

The central exhibit of the museum is the ZAZ-965 "Zaporozhets" car - one of the first to roll off the assembly line of the then "Komunar" plant (now "AvtoZAZ") in 1960.

The Motor Sich Museum of Technology in Zaporizhzhia was opened in 2012.

The museum is located in the former building of the station of young technicians near the territory of Motor Sich - one of the world's largest enterprises for the production of aircraft engines.

The basis for the creation of the Aviation Museum was the National Museum of Enterprise History, opened in 1980. The exhibition presents aircraft engines manufactured by PJSC "Motor Sich", from the first reciprocating star-shaped aircraft engines to modern turbojet engines, as well as models of the first aircraft and helicopters. etc.

Upstairs is an exposition of 26 models of retro motorcycles, as well as consumer goods produced by the plant: chainsaws, motoblocks, milk separators, wind farms, etc.

A Mi-24 transport and combat helicopter with a Motor Sich engine has been installed at the entrance to the aviation museum building.

In February 2023, exhibition exhibits were removed from the Technology Museum in order to protect the residents of the surrounding buildings from a Russian rocket attack.

The monument "Glory to the tomato!" installed in 2009 on the central square of Kamyanka-Dniprovska.

In this way, the residents of the city expressed their gratitude to the vegetable-feeder, in the cultivation of which the entire district specializes. The installation of the tomato monument was initiated by the director of the Kamyanka-Dniprovska Forestry State Enterprise Hryhoriy Karpiy.

It took about 10 bags of cement to create the tomato monument, and the huge tomato weighs 600 kilograms. The red-painted tomato looks very appetizing, townspeople and guests of Kamyanka-Dniprovska are often photographed next to it.

The private zoo in Vasylivka belongs to a local resident, blacksmith, artist Oleksandr Pylyshenko.

His first pet was the lioness Katya from the Yalta Zoo. After some time, she was found a mate - the lion Samson from the Rivne Zoo. He belongs to a rare species of Barbary lions, which are practically absent in the wild. In 2011, the lioness gave birth to two lion cubs. This happened at a time when Pylyshenko was setting a 36-day record for the duration of a person's stay in an enclosure with lions.

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vasylivka has been under the control of the Russian occupation forces. Those who go to the territory controlled by Ukraine leave their pets here. Currently, more than 500 large and small animals and birds live in the Oleksandr Pylyshenko Animal Rehabilitation Center. Including very large ones, such as lions, tigers, bears - about 70. Animals are rescued here after difficult life circumstances - they are fed, treated and given shelter.

At the beginning of the full-scale war, there were situations when the animals did not eat for eight days, there was no electricity, heating and gas for weeks. Currently, the Vasylivka Zoo is supported by charitable assistance from caring people.

The Vilniansk Museum of Local Lore was opened in 1971.

More than 2,000 items are stored in the museum's collections. 7 halls are open to visitors.

The "Settlement" hall shows the history of the region from the earliest times to the 19th century.

In the "Beginning of the 20th Century" hall, household items, tools, and documents of this period are exhibited.

Other halls tell about revolutionary events, the history of the Taras Shevchenko plant, and the events of the Second World War.

Temporary exhibitions exhibit the works of local artists, craftsmen and lovers of decorative and applied arts.

Voznesenivsky Park is considered one of the most romantic places in Zaporizhzhia.

An open green area of ​​4.5 hectares with elements of modern landscape design is located next to the cascade of "Rainbow" fountains on the Dnipro embankment.

The park got its name in honor of the village of Voznesenka, which was located in this place in ancient times.

An artificial pond with fountains was created in Voznesenivsky Park, over which in 2009, with the financial support of Motor Sich, the Lovers' Bridge (the bridge to Mother-in-law and Mother-in-law) was thrown, which became very popular for wedding photo shoots.

In addition, there is an avenue of newlyweds with a sculpture of two hearts in Voznesenivsky Park. By tradition, brides and grooms come here after marriage registration.

Another landmark of Voznesenivsky Park is the historical monument to Prince Svyatoslav Ihorovych.

Voznesenivsky Park is one of the most well-kept, cleanest and orderly parks in Zaporizhzhia, a place for recreation and various cultural events.

The entertainment and educational water center "Water Museum" opened in 2021 at the Engineering Educational and Scientific Institute of the Zaporizhzhia National University.

The exposition characterizes the hydrosphere of the planet Earth, informs about the water resources of Ukraine, introduces the geological structure of the earth's crust and the process of water filtration, demonstrates the technological schemes of wastewater treatment at treatment plants, teaches rational water use, etc.

From the exhibition sections, you can highlight a 3D model of the town, which demonstrates the water cycle in nature, an experiment site (mini-laboratory), an exposition of water purification methods, as well as a photo location.

Tours are held on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and at 12:00 p.m. Pre-registration is required to visit.

The museum complex of the Zaporizhzhia National University also includes the ZNU Zoological Museum, the Museum of Ethnography of the Peoples of Southern Ukraine and the Museum of Soviet Life.

Yakymivka Castle is a modern residential building in the center of Yakymivka, stylized as a medieval fortress or a fairy-tale castle.

Entrepreneur Andriy Halytskyi built it as a children's entertainment complex, but he was unable to complete the project due to disagreements with the local authorities, so the entrepreneur converted the building into his own home.

The building is made of natural stone. Many pointed towers and arched doors in the form of massive wooden gates on iron hinges make it look like a cartoon castle. The building has 3 large halls, a bedroom, a kitchen and other rooms. The total area of ​​the building is about 330 square meters.

Yakymivka Castle has already become one of the main local attractions.