Interesting places in Almaty can be found by going for a walk around the southern capital of Kazakhstan, armed with a tourist map.
Unusual sights of Almaty
- Fountain "Yabloko": it is made of marble in the shape of an apple (the symbol of Almaty) and often residents and guests of the city throw coins "for luck" there.
- High-mountain sports complex "Medeu": here you can not only go ice skating and play hockey, but also take part in climbing stairs with 842 steps, attend the music festival "Voice of Asia", as well as play table tennis, spend time in the playground, skatepark, volleyball, basketball and mini-football courts.
What interesting places to visit in Almaty?
Numerous reviews read: for tourists wishing to enjoy the beautiful panorama of Almaty and the snow-capped peaks of the Zailiyskiy Alatau ridge from 1100-meter height, it makes sense to take a closer look at Mount Kok-Tobe, which can be reached by road or cable car (the journey will take 6 minutes). In addition to the observation deck located on the mountain, the attention of the guests of the city deserves the TV tower (its height is 350 m), the monument “The Beatles” (do not miss the opportunity to be photographed with the Liverpool four), lovers' alley, children's playground, climbing wall “Astana Peak” (height - 15 m; developed 6 tracks), mini-zoo, roller coaster “FastCoaster” (moves at a speed of 45 km / h).
During the excursion walk, you should pay attention to the Ascension Cathedral in order to see with your own eyes this monument of wooden architecture, which “flaunts” in guidebooks, on postcards and even on the “Cathedral” coin.
Guests of Almaty will be interested in visiting the Museum of Geology (visitors will be offered to look at stones, minerals and minerals, and models showing sections of volcanoes and explaining the structure of the earth's crust, as well as go to the cinema, where films on geological topics are shown), military history (military equipment, cannons, armored tractors, banners, weapons and relics of military glory) and the Museum of Nature and Paleontology (all guests will be able to see the fauna and flora of Kazakhstan, dinosaur skeletons, fossilized remains of animals and other amazing exhibits).
Fantasy World park is suitable for family leisure: it has a scare room, trampolines, arcade machines and playgrounds, high and low Ferris wheel, Falling elevator, Tarantula, Capitan Hook (boat trip), “Fun Train”, “Bamper Cars” (racing cars) and other extreme, family and children's attractions.
