Attractions of Dnipropetrovsk region

Velykomykhailivka Museum of History and Local Lore in Dnipropetrovsk region was founded in 1986.

Housed in a historic building erected in the early XX century.

The museum fund has more than 3,000 exhibits. The exposition in eight halls covers the distant past of the region, the history of the founding of the village of Velykomykhailivka (former name – Dibrivka) by the Cossacks in 1776, its development during the XIX - early XX centuries, the Ukrainian revolution and the participation of local residents in the insurgent movement Nestor Makhno, World War II. In particular, the exposition acquaints with the battle route of the 346th Debaltseve Red Banner Rifle Division, which in 1943 liberated the village from German occupation.

Memorial signs have been erected near the museum in honor of the village's founder, the legendary Cossack Mykhaylo, as well as in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Dibrivka battle of the insurgent detachments of Nestor Makhno and Fedosiy Shchus with Austrian troops in 1918.

The White Stones waterfall on the rapids of the Inhulets River is also known as the Karachun Waterfalls, as it is formed by two river branches flowing from the dam of the Karachun Reservoir in Kryvyi Rih.

The waterfall was created in 1932-1938 during the construction of a reservoir dam intended to supply water to the Kryvyi Rih metallurgical plant and the Kryvyi Rih water intake. It consists of the Western and Eastern waterfalls, which flow down the granite ledges from the dam in powerful streams. The cascade of the Western waterfall reaches 12 meters in height. It looks most impressive from below. It is especially beautiful in winter, when the water freezes on the fireplace with white stalactites.

Near the White Stones waterfall, there is a railway bridge over Ingulets (height 53 meters, length 161 meters), built in the 19th century according to the project of the architect Boholyubsky. This is the highest bridge of the Kryvyi Rih Basin.

Yevropeiskyi (European) Boulevard is a pedestrian zone in the center of Dnipro, between Heroyiv Maydanu Square and Mykhayla Hlinky Street.

The Yevropeiskyi boulevard with a new pavement surface, decorative lighting, landscaping and rest areas was created in 2005 for the City Day. The boulevard is decorated with a carousel made by the French company Сoncept 1900 International, which has preserved the tradition of producing similar attractions for over 100 years.

The boulevard is home to the "Europe" shopping and business center, several cafes and restaurants, and a free Wi-Fi access zone.

Zhovti Vody Historical Museum was established in 1985.

The exhibition is housed in ten halls on two floors. The first hall is devoted to the events of the Ukrainian People's Liberation War of 1648-1654 and the victory of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi at Zhovti Vody.

The second hall presents the development of the village of Zhovta Rika and the extraction of iron ore: models of the Lviv quarry, the Kapitalna mine, and the village of Zhovta Rika in 1913.

Separate expositions are dedicated to the events of the Second World War and the development of the city in the post-war years. The layout of the city of Zhovti Vody is presented.

In five rooms on the second floor, collections of watches, minerals, numismatics, paintings, graphics, artistic embroidery, and sculpture are exhibited.