Best places: Tourist attractions in Kyiv, Ukraine

Leafy riverside paths, picnic lawns & a paved maze, plus sporting facilities such as a soccer field.

👍👍 Almost two hours in complete darkness. It's a guided 'excursion' (with tasks) into the world of blind people where you smell, touch, hear but can't see anything. Even your silhouette. Five locations - impressive feelings. Worth visiting and watch life from different perspective.

Founded by the son of Yaroslav the Wise, Prince Vsevolod, this monastery is a symbol of Orthodoxy.

Sweeping views are the main draw at this hilltop park with a funicular & monument to St. Volodymyr.

Huge statue atop the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.

Scenic 19th-century park with trails, food & drink kiosks, a playground & sculptures.

Site comprising of a cathedral, bell tower, refectory & gates, all built in Ukrainian Baroque style.

Lavish 18th-century baroque church sitting on a hill overlooking one of Kiev's oldest neighborhoods.

Popular with walkers, this footbridge has a bike lane & a bungee jump, plus sweeping city views.

Lavish opera house built in the neo-Renaissance style in 1901, hosting ballets & concerts.

Neo-Byzantine cathedral with bright yellow facade, opening to a gold-accented fresco-lined interior.

Orthodox cathedral, founded in 1037, with monastic buildings, a gilt cupola, necropolis and museum.

Landmark Art Nouveau building & Presidential residence with a gallery and animal sculptures.

Early 20th-century cathedral originally constructed to serve the city's growing Polish community.

Striking, 19th-century monument depicting Cossack leader Bohdan Khmelnytsky on horseback.

Centuries-old religious complex with golden-domed, red-brick buildings, a cemetery & a cafe.

👍👍 One of the most beautiful one of the most majestic monuments in the historical center of Kiev. A visual reminder and demonstration of how degraded modern visual art, in particular, sculpture, compared with the great masters of the past.

Late-1800s abbey with a church full of ornate icons, including the revered Mother of God.

Medieval monastery site with residences & chapels around a striking domed cathedral from 1689.

👍 Nice, nostalgic statue and monument. For football lovers.