Tourists are curious people, in search of new impressions, they are ready to go even to the ends of the world, or to the heights of the world, or to the Siberian wilderness. Walks around Tomsk show that in the very heart of Siberia there are beautiful cities with a long, often complex and intricate history that will reveal their secrets to a true traveler.
Architectural walks in Tomsk
The city of scientists and students, the former Russian prison and the local Klondike, has managed to preserve many architectural masterpieces of the past. Walking around Tomsk, you can see both wooden and stone buildings dating back to the 18th – 19th centuries. Experts can tell about the most interesting buildings, representatives of Siberian classicism and baroque. There are also separate buildings here, made in the Art Nouveau style, fashionable at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Interestingly, many buildings retain their functional purpose, for example, the building of Tomsk State University welcomes students and teachers every day. Other structures are carefully preserved as unique creations of Russian architecture - for example, the Tomsk Museum, which, both externally and with its exposition, tells about the architectural traditions of the region and the best masters.
Walking through the museums of Tomsk
The cities of Siberia have unique museum collections, therefore, when visiting them, it is imperative to plan excursions to museums. Tomsk in this regard is one of the richest in collection of rarities.
Even the local university is ready to demonstrate various collections collected by teachers and students during archaeological excavations and ethnographic expeditions. In addition, there are other museum institutions in the city, the most interesting are:
- Museum of Wooden Architecture;
- Museum of the history of the city, housed in an interesting house (former police council) with a fire tower;
- Regional Museum of Local Lore;
- the most impressive is the NKVD Investigative Prison, which tells about the most terrible pages of the country's history.
Other museums in Tomsk introduce their visitors to the history of beer or Slavic mythology. The Tomsk Forest Museum and its branch, the Museum of Peat, will tell about the natural resources of the region.
Tired of exploring local treasures and unique artifacts, you can go for a walk to the University Grove, which is part of the historical and architectural complex. On the one hand, you can see the most popular plants of the region and their rare "colleagues" here. On the other hand, in the same grove you can see pagan statues - the results of expeditions of the local scientific community.
