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St. Andrew’s Church

An 18th century Baroque church at the top of Andriyivskyy Descent, designed by Rastrelli. The observation deck round its base is worth the climb on its own.

Taras Shevchenko Park

The park in front of Kyiv National University, full of students, chess players and tulips. Free, central, and a good place to sit for half an hour.

Mezhyhirya Residence

The 140 hectare estate former president Viktor Yanukovych built for himself, now open as a museum. Marshrutkas run direct from Heroiv Dnipra metro.

World's Deepest Metro Station

At 105.5 metres down, Arsenalna is the deepest metro station in the world. It takes about four minutes on two escalators just to reach the platform.

Chornobyl Tour/Prypiat

A day trip into the exclusion zone to see Reactor 4, the Red Forest and the abandoned city of Prypiat. You can only go on an organised tour, and the zone has been shut to them since 2022.

Andriyivskyy Descent

A 720 metre cobbled street connecting the Upper Town to Podil, lined with churches, museums and souvenir stalls. Free, and best walked downhill.

Friendship Of Nations Arch

A 50 metre titanium arch above the Dnipro with the best viewpoint in central Kyiv. Free, always open, and right beside the glass-floored pedestrian bridge.

Motherland Monument

A 62 metre stainless steel statue on top of the war museum, 102 metres tall in all and visible from most of the left bank. If you're 18 and fit you can climb up inside her to the shield.

Independence Square

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the centre of Kyiv and the site of four political rallies since 1990. Free, always open, and impossible to miss.

Pirogovo (Pyrohiv) Open-Air Museum

Over 300 traditional buildings brought from all over Ukraine and rebuilt on a hillside outside the city. Bus 58 goes direct from Vystavkovyi Tsentr metro.

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

Blue walls, golden domes and a view over Podil. Free to walk into, and a two minute walk from the top of the funicular.

Khreshchatyk Street

Kyiv's main street, 1.2km from European Square down to Bessarabska. Closed to traffic at weekends, and one of the 20 most expensive shopping streets in Europe.