Interesting places in Yekaterinburg beckon travelers who are “satiated” with popular sights of the administrative center of the Sverdlovsk region. Some of them are well-known, and there are some that even the locals do not know about, therefore, if you go in search of these places, it will not be superfluous to take a map of Yekaterinburg with you.
Unusual sights of Yekaterinburg
- Monument to the Invisible Man: The monument dedicated to the hero of the novel by H. G. Wells is presented in the form of a bronze slab with prints of two feet.
- Shigir idol: is the oldest wooden sculpture of the Mesolithic era, which can be viewed in the Sverdlovsk Museum of Local Lore.
- “Mirror Courtyard”: this courtyard, located on 8 March Street, was decorated using graffiti technique by local artists and art designers, where, in addition, there are original mirror objects in the form of a birdhouse, a carpet, a costume hanging on a rope …
- Mood barometer: this art object “tracks” in real time how happy or unhappy the residents of Yekaterinburg are. The barometer recognizes positive and negative emotions that are posted on blogs and social media. When positive words are “read” on the barometer, the yellow and green lights come on. And with the predominance of negative words in the records of people, the barometer lamps begin to burn red.
What interesting places to visit in Yekaterinburg?
If you believe the reviews of local residents, tourists should definitely climb to the observation deck of the Vysotsky skyscraper, where they will be taken by a high-speed elevator. From an almost 190-meter height, a beautiful panorama will open in front of them (capture in photos and videos the city parks seen from above, Lenin Avenue, Iset Embankment, and also get to know Yekaterinburg through an audio guide).
Guests of Yekaterinburg should visit the Drum Dvor Museum-Theater. There you will be able to get acquainted with musical instruments (rattles, Chinese bells, djembe drums, Tibetan singing bowls, Indian karatals and others) by visiting the “Africa Hall”, “Space Room”, “Eastern Corner” and “Slavic Upper Room”, as well as learn how to play to them and attend interactive musical performances, for example, “Drum Friday”.
Travelers, especially in the company of children, will be interested in visiting the Tagansky family recreation park, where they will be able to admire the sculptural compositions Ilya Muromets at the Crossroads and Mistress of the Copper Mountain, ride the Ferris Wheel, Whirlwind and other merry-go-rounds (for children trampolines and slides), get to know squirrels and rabbits better in the mini-zoo, spend time in the sports area (there are sports equipment, playgrounds for mini-football and volleyball, a hockey court that turns into a go-kart center in the summer months).
