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Kyiv: what to see and where to eat

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2,952,301 people live here

Nearest airport: Igor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), about 7.13 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • eastern orthodox monastery

    Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

    historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Dnipro, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • eastern orthodox cathedral

    Saint Sophia Cathedral

    cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Zoloti Vorota, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

    public university in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-09

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Universytet, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Mariinskyi Palace

    Palace in Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Arsenalna, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

    monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    House with Chimaeras

    house in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Khreschatyk, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Golden Gate

    museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-11-16

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Zoloti Vorota, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Saint Andrew's Church

    Baroque church located in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo-Su 10:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-04-20

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • national museum

    National Art Museum of Ukraine

    art museum in Ukraine

    Mo, Tu off; Su, We-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 12:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2024-04-20

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • eastern orthodox cathedral

    St Volodymyr's Cathedral

    Orthodox Christian cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Universytet, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • colossal statue

    Mother Ukraine Monument

    monument in Ukraine

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  • national library

    Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine

    national library in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Jan-Jun Mo-Sa 9:15-20:00; Jan-Jun Su 9:15-18:00; Jul-Sep Mo-Sa 9:15-18:00; Jul-Sep Su off; Oct-Dec Mo-Sa 9:15-20:00; Oct-Dec Su 9:15-18:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-02

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Demiivska, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • street

    Khreshchatyk

    central street in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Khreschatyk, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • catholic church building

    St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Kyiv

    Catholic church in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Olimpiiska, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Ukrainian National Academy of Music

    conservatoire in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00, 13:00-14:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-01-30

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • association football venue

    Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium

    football stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • zoo

    Kyiv Zoo

    zoo in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo 12:00-16:00; Tu-Su 10:00-16:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-24

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-24

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Politekhnichnyi Instytut, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • national museum

    National Historical Museum of Ukraine

    historical museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monument

    Independence Monument

    victory column in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum

    museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su off OpenStreetMap, written 2023-11-01

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Kontraktova Ploshcha, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    National Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine

    open-air museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-06-03

    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • monastery

    Vydubychi Monastery

    orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine

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  • history museum

    National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II

    historical museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-16

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-12-16

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Kyiv Fortress

    complex of fortifications in Kyiv

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Klovska, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Ukiranian Government Building

    building in Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • arch

    Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People

    monument in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monument

    Monument to the Founders of Kyiv

    concrete and copper statue by the Dnipro

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  • art museum

    Mystetskyi Arsenal

    art museum in Kyiv

    Th-Su 11:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-05-28

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-05-28

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Dnipro, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Mezhyhirya

    museum in Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2025-03-31

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    St. Panteleimon's Cathedral

    Cathedral in Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • art museum

    PinchukArtCentre

    international centre for contemporary art of the 21st century

    Tu-Su 12:00-21:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-05-06

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2026-05-06

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Palats Sportu, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • theatre troupe

    Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater

    theatre in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Su 10:00-19:30 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-09-11

    Admission Not checked

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Khreschatyk, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Klov Palace

    building

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Klovska, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • museum

    Victor Kosenko Museum

    apartment museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Universytet, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • national museum

    National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv"

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Zoloti Vorota, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • bridge

    Pivnichnyi Bridge

    bridge in Ukraine

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  • national museum

    Khanenko Museum

    art museum in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Desna

    river in Ukraine and Russia

    Opening hours Not checked

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    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • national church

    Orthodox Church of Ukraine

    autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine (2018-)

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • multi-purpose stadium

    Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex

    stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Olimpiiska, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • lattice tower

    Kyiv TV Tower

    385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice steel tower

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Dorohozhychi, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • road bridge

    Paton Bridge

    bridge in Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

    Admission Not checked

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  • arena

    Palace of Sports

    sport-concert complex situated in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Palats Sportu, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • road bridge

    Kyiv Metro Bridge

    bridge in Ukraine

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Dnipro, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • venue

    National Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Centre

    state-owned film archive and laboratory in Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Holosiivska, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • catholic cathedral

    Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ

    Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Livoberezhna, about 12 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • funicular

    Kyiv Funicular

    Funicular in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Lower station, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • protected area

    Holosiivskyi National Nature Park

    national nature park in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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  • cemetery

    Baikove Cemetery

    cemetery memorial in Holosiiv Raion of Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Protasiv Yar, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • square

    European Square

    square in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Independence Square, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • eastern orthodox church building

    Church of the Tithes

    church in Kyiv

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Upper station, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • historic district

    Podil

    neighborhood in Kyiv

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Kontraktova Ploshcha, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mosque

    Ar-Rahma Mosque

    mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Tarasa Shevchenka, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural landmark

    Besarabsky Market

    building in Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Teatralna, about 6 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • synagogue

    Brodsky Synagogue

    architectural structure

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Olimpiiska, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • protected area

    Hryshko National Botanical Garden

    botanical garden in Kyiv, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Vydubychi, about 17 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • dam

    Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant

    dam in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

    Opening hours Not checked

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • square

    Halytska Square, Kyiv

    square in Kyiv, Ukraine

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  • tower block

    Parus Business Centre

    office building in Kyiv

    Opening hours Not checked

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Klovska, about 5 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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