Kemerovo is a young city, artificially created at the beginning of the 20th century. This is in the full sense a city of miners - even most of the local attractions are somehow connected with the mining industry.
Kemerovo is similar to thousands of Russian cities that were built during Soviet times. However, in recent years, new attractions have begun to appear - for example, cute sculptures on the central streets of the city, which instantly turned into favorite subjects for photography.
Don’t ignore Novokuznetsk, a large city rich in historical sites, 230 kilometers south of Kemerovo.
What other places to include in your route can be found in the guide to the Kemerovo region.
Temples and mosques
Znamensky Cathedral
Address : Sobornaya st., 24 Tel.: , Website: https://zsoborkem.cerkov.ru Opening hours: 08:00 – 19:00, Mon-Sun
The current cathedral building was built in 1996 (construction took 6 years). This is the main Orthodox church of the city and all of Kuzbass. The style chosen by the architects M. Skolov and G. Nekrashevich for the cathedral complex is characterized as a combination of classicism and the so-called. "Siberian Baroque".
The cathedral houses a museum dedicated to the history of the temple and its relics.
By the way, the very first church on this site was built back in 1947. But in 1960, at the height of anti-religious sentiment, it was destroyed. In the late Soviet years, there was a clothing market here, and the street itself bore the name of Academician Timiryazev.
Chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”
Address : Sovetsky pr., 64A Working hours : 09:00 – 18:00, Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun - closed
The chapel was built in memory of all the miners who died in these places since the beginning of the 20th century. The chapel building is located opposite the Philharmonic, where there was a small church before the Revolution. During Soviet times, the church was destroyed, and the priest was exiled to the camps.
Church of Dmitry Donskoy
Address : Yuri Dvuzhilnogo st., 30, bldg. 1 Tel . Opening hours : 11:00 – 12:00 Sat, 12:00 – 13:00 Sun, Mon-Fri – closed
This small baptismal church belongs to the nearby Church of the Icon of Our Lady “Quiet My Sorrows”. Its construction was completed in record time - 80 days: the walls of the church were erected in the winter of 1997, and the first stone was laid in the fall of 1996.
Munir Mosque
Address : Lenina st., 147 Website : https://dumko42.ru/ Tel . Opening hours : 08:30 – 17:30
The mosque was opened in 2008 and was built with money from city residents belonging to different faiths. The name of the mosque was given in honor of the mother of A. Tuleyev, the governor of the Kemerovo region. On weekends, free classes on the basics of Islam and Arabic calligraphy are held here.
Penguin family
The funny family is located on Sovetsky Avenue. Happy parents and children - this is the main motive of this composition.
In 2010, Kemerovo took part in the “City without Violence against Children” campaign. Maxim Vrublevsky created an interesting sculptural group to participate in the competition.
Monuments
Monument to the Dead Miners
Address : Krasnaya Gorka
The sculpture was commissioned by the governor of the Kemerovo region and was created by Ernst Neizvestny. In 2003, he even came specially from America and participated in the opening of the monument.
From the mountain where the sculpture is located, there is a view of the city and the industrial zone. In the evening, the heart in the miner’s hands is illuminated with red pulsating light.
Monument to Mikhail Volkov
Address : Volkova sq.
Mikhailo Volkov, an ore explorer of the 18th century, is considered the discoverer of Kemerovo. It was he who discovered coal deposits in this territory and thereby unwittingly contributed to the construction of the city 150 years later.
The author of the sculpture, G. Baranov, did not take a penny for his work, simply donating the monument to the city. Since no images of M. Volkov have survived to this day, his appearance is a figment of the sculptor’s imagination. The monument was opened in 1968 and is located opposite KuzSTU, which today trains specialists in the field of the coal industry.
Where to eat
Slaughter
This establishment will be an excellent option for those city guests who want to taste Siberian cuisine. Here you can taste pastrami made from deer meat, venison tartare with juniper, borscht made from deer meat, cutlet made from deer and elk meat and much more.
And the restaurant’s interior in the shape of a mine will be a great addition to a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner.
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Port42
The undoubted advantage of the Port42 restaurant is its cozy veranda with panoramic windows that offer a gorgeous view of the Tom River embankment. In this establishment, the average bill is about 1 thousand rubles, and on the menu you will find dishes of European, Russian, Japanese and Chinese cuisine.
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The grill-burger bar at 50 Let Oktober, 23 will appeal to lovers of American cuisine. All food and drinks are prepared in the open kitchen. The menu includes 18 types of burgers, 7 variations of meat dishes, as well as a huge selection of breakfasts - from cheesecakes with sour cream to fried eggs with fried salmon. A distinctive feature of this place is the self-service format. The prices are reasonable - a hearty lunch will cost you no more than 400 rubles.
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Wave
One of the oldest restaurants in Kemerovo is located at Tomskaya, 5. The establishment is focused not only on the classic reception of guests, but also on holding banquets, weddings and corporate events. At the same time, the menu is extremely varied - you can try dishes from Russian, Pan-Asian and European cuisine. The average bill is about one and a half thousand rubles.
That's another bird
Perhaps one of the most unusual places in Kemerovo. If you have ever dreamed of taking a beer bath, then you can make your dream come true in the bar-hotel “That Bird”, which was founded by the Lebedev family. In addition to the standard chop with buckwheat or Siberian solyanka, you can also try the signature beer soup with smoked brisket. In general, lovers of color and originality will appreciate this place.
Victory Park
Address : bank of the Iskitimka River, between the Universitetsky and Krasnoarmeysky bridges Opening hours : 00:00 – 00:00 Mon-Sun
The park was founded in the 1960s. and fully lives up to its name. Here is a monument to Marshal Zhukov, a monument to home front workers, border guards and the now disbanded Kemerovo Command School. Models of tanks and airplanes are placed throughout the park. The park has playgrounds and sports grounds for children and adults.
The main attractions of Kemerovo in one day
The proposed step-by-step route will allow you to have a fun time in Kemerovo. You are offered:
- admire exotic plants in the Botanical Garden ;
- see the beauty of the Munir Mosque ;
- see experiments in;
- take a ride on the Kemerovo Children's Railway ;
- visit the Znamensky Cathedral ;
- go on rides with your children in Antoshka Park ;
- take a tour of the Kemerovo Regional Museum of Local Lore ;
- admire the exhibition of the Kemerovo Regional Museum of Fine Arts ;
- watch a film at the Planet Kino cinema .
Museum-Reserve "Krasnaya Gorka"
Address : Krasnaya Gorka st., 17 Tel . Website : https://www.redhill-kemerovo.ru Opening hours : 10:00 – 17:30, Mon-Sun Cost : children under 16 years old – 50 rubles; schoolchildren over 16 years old, students, pensioners – 60 rubles; adults – 150 rubles; foreign tourists – 250 rubles.
Krasnaya Gorka is the place from which the construction of Kemerovo began. The majority of the inhabitants then, in the 1920s, were Dutch and Americans, and the buildings were designed by the Dutch sculptor van Loghem. He created houses of three types: for ordinary workers, qualified specialists and management.
The main building of the museum is a former residential building intended for the mine manager and his family. The building is lined with natural stone - at the beginning of the 20th century it was the only building material available in Kemerovo. The museum currently has several exhibitions, and there is an observation deck behind the house. Recently, a virtual guide appeared here - a touch panel, which makes it possible, with the touch of a finger, to learn the history of these places and take a closer look at all the objects.
The “sausage” houses on the territory of the reserve are former residential buildings in which workers were accommodated. They were built in the 1920s. and were the first brick buildings in Kemerovo. The name “sausage” was given to the houses because of their length.
The seven-year school building, also designed by van Loghem, deserves special mention. In the center of the school (at the beginning of the 20th century it was the highest point of the settlement) there is a water tower. The school building is included in the register of Dutch monuments abroad.
On the territory of the museum there is a monument-chapel of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, opened in 2007. The saint is considered the patroness of artillerymen and miners, protecting against sudden death and death from fire.
Streets
Sovetsky Prospekt
This is the main front street of the city. Here is the Kemerovo University, the Museum of Local Lore and the Museum of Fine Arts, the Kemerovo Drama and Musical Theaters.
The main development of the avenue took place in the 1940-1950s. Most historical houses are designed in the Stalinist Empire style. According to legend, these old buildings housed the basements of the NKVD, where people were tortured and shot. In the 1970s the dungeons were allegedly barricaded. No documentary evidence of this legend was found.
Spring Street
Spring Street is the oldest alley in the city and one of the favorite walking places for Kemerovo residents. Throughout the entire street (and it ends at Volkov Square) there are numerous sculptural compositions. This is a monument to Kuzbass residents who died during the Second World War, and the composition “At six o’clock in the evening after the war,” and a bust of cosmonaut Leonov. Newlyweds love to take pictures near the touching sculpture “Cradle”, dedicated to the theme of motherhood and childhood.
Boulevard Builders
Builders Boulevard is the longest pedestrian alley in the city (its length is 3 km). The boulevard is conventionally divided into 3 parts: lower (from Moskovsky to Oktyabrsky Ave.), middle (to the ring on Lenin Ave.) and upper (to Khimikov Ave.). The latter is best suited for entertainment: there are attractions, a stage for performances by local artists, and several fountains.
Several years ago, two sculptural compositions were installed on Stroiteley Boulevard: “He and She,” depicting a man and a woman; and “Fashionista” - a figure of a little girl wearing her mother’s shoes and beads.
In 2022, the boulevard was reconstructed and turned into a park area for walking with paths and flower beds, children's and sports grounds.
Pritomskaya embankment
Pritomskaya embankment is a pedestrian area located on the banks of the Tom River. In addition to the monument to test pilot Martemyanov, there are several more funny sculptures here - the “Smile” monument, which refers to the cartoon “Little Raccoon” and was installed with money from the “Smile” dentistry, and the Monument to a Stray Dog. The latter was created with donations from animal rights activists.
In 2022, the composition “I Love Kemerovo” was installed on the embankment.
Area of advice
The Square of Councils is framed by the city administration building and the Main Post Office. Every hour the chimes of the Main Post Office strike the melody from the song “Nightingale dawns float over Tom...”. Both buildings were built in the 1950s. and are typical buildings of Stalin's time.
In the center of the square is a monument to Lenin, a must for any former Soviet city. It differs only in a remarkable fact - a few years after the installation of the sculpture, observant Kemerovo residents noticed that the coat of the leader of the proletariat was a woman’s: the buttons were on the left. Since then, there have been no buttons on the clothes of the sculptural Lenin at all.
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Beautiful places in Kemerovo that are worth visiting
Where should a tourist who comes on vacation go to admire the natural beauty? Since Kemerovo is located on the banks of the Tom River, there will be no shortage of beautiful views. And if you want to enjoy the picturesque places to the fullest, then you should definitely visit Krasnoye Lake.
Tom River
According to one legend, the river got its name from a Tatar girl whose name was Toma. The city was built on both banks of the Tom and Iskitimka. The long, winding river with changes in elevation attracts rafting enthusiasts. To see the beauty of Tom, you can simply walk along the embankment. For those interested, there is the opportunity to book a river boat excursion.
Address: Pritomskaya embankment.
How to get there: buses 3, 5, 9, 27, trolleybuses 2, 12, 15.
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Lake Krasnoe
These are famous places that have gained popularity among the residents of Kemerovo. When the summer season approaches, the water in the lake warms up quickly, so there are many vacationers here. In winter, ice fishing enthusiasts flock to the lake. The reservoir was given such an interesting name because of the red crayfish that live in it. There are two beaches near the lake - paid and with free places.
Address: ave. Leningradsky, 1.
How to get there: by buses 24, 29, 131, 188, by trolleybus 6.
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