Like many Russian cities, Yakutsk has preserved its historical history; inspection of 19th-century buildings and streets paved with logs of different diameters will introduce you to the architecture of past years. There are small cafes and cozy restaurants, souvenir shops and shopping centers here.
One of the interesting buildings is the Kushnarev house. The stone mansion has been preserved in good condition. Many houses in the “Old Town” were recreated according to drawings and sketches of the 19th century.
The small neighborhood is surrounded on all sides by modern shopping centers and high-rise buildings. Against their background, modest wooden houses with signs “Pharmacy” and “Salt Shop” look a little unnatural.
In Yakutsk there are exhibitions that are not similar in other regions. Visit museums that introduce you to the edge of permafrost.
Mammoth Museum
In the Lena Delta, associate professor of zoology Adams discovered the skeleton of a huge mammoth back in the 18th century. Later, tusks and bones of other extinct animals were found.
Tourists will be interested in:
- archaeological finds that shed light on the life of the peoples of the northern regions;
- tusks and remains of skeletons of ancient musk oxen, cave lions, woolly rhinoceroses;
- tools and hunting devices that belonged to primitive people.
Address: st. Kulakovsky, 48.
Lake Labynkyr
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Lake Labynkyr.
The Oymyakon ulus is known not only for record frosts. There are numerous lakes here, among which is the famous Lake Labynkyr. It is located at an altitude of over 1 km above sea level, and the water in it, even on the hottest summer days, does not heat above +9°C. In the bottom layers, the lake water temperature does not exceed +2°C. But this is not what made Lake Labynkyr famous.
For a long time there has been a local legend about a huge aggressive animal living in the lake. It was the legend of the Labynkyr monster, as well as eyewitness accounts, that made the lake popular among tourists and researchers of mysterious places. Since the beginning of the 21st century, several expeditions to Labynkyr have been organized, but so far it has not been possible to either confirm or deny the existence of the “Yakut Nessie”.
Address: Lake Labynkyr, Yakutia, Russia.
Khomus Museum
The unique exhibition is entirely dedicated to the musical instrument that the Yakuts play with great pleasure.
The head of the khomus circle, I.E. Alekseev, collected and donated 20 khomuses that previously belonged to the peoples of different countries to the museum’s funds. Many guests will see this wonderful instrument for the first time, which produces unique sounds.
Address: st. Kirova, 33.
Project on the topic “My hometown is Yakutsk” for 2nd grade
Goal of the project: As part of studying the subject “The World Around You,” talk about your hometown, its attractions and memorable places.
Find information about his story and share it with your classmates. Tell schoolchildren about Yakutsk and why I love it. Prepare a report and presentation in the form of a photo story. Project plan:
- Location on the country map.
- History and symbols.
- Yakutsk in the present.
- Attractions.
- Places of military glory.
- Conclusion.
- An example of a finished photo story-presentation.
Ethnographic center Us-Kut
Five kilometers from Yakutsk there is an interesting complex dedicated to the customs, traditions, and rituals of the peoples of the Far North. A small ethnographic center was created by enthusiasts Valentina and Vasily Atlasov.
After a tour of the center, you can understand how the inhabitants of Yakutia lived in harsh conditions. There are many interesting exhibits on the territory of the tourist complex.
The hospitable hosts conduct excursions themselves.
Address: 5th km of the Vilyuisky tract.
You can get a lot of vivid emotions after visiting another ethnographic complex called “Chochur-Muran”.
A visit to the ice caves with spectacular lighting will leave an unforgettable experience.
At this tourist center, guests understand that the kingdom of permafrost can be beautiful.
Here you can feed reindeer, see reconstructed Yakut dwellings, relax in comfortable wooden houses, take pictures on an ice throne or next to sparkling pillars.
Sinsky pillars
Sinsky pillars.
Tourists can admire the famous Lena Pillars from aboard the ship, but as soon as they take a step away from the banks of the Lena, the taiga begins - without housing, roads, communications or communications. The Blue River, the left tributary of the Lena, flows in these places. Getting here is not easy, but it is the inaccessibility that saves the virgin nature from the influx of tourists. In the lower reaches of the Sinaya River there is a natural monument - the Sinsky Pillars. They are not as famous as the Lensky ones, but they are not inferior to them in beauty.
Steep, bizarrely shaped cliffs rise above the left and then right banks of the Sinaya River, forming arches, columns, graceful turrets and caves. The height of the Sinsky pillars reaches up to 100 meters. Some of the stones contain traces of ancient rock paintings. There are no motor ships operating here; you can only raft on the Sinaya River on a catamaran. Its riverbed twists and turns, and at every turn tourists are treated to grandiose panoramas that will take their breath away.
Address: Sinskie Pillars, Yakutia, Russia.
Museum of Folklore Music of the Peoples of the Republic of Sakha
It will be interesting even for those who are not eager to visit museums. The rich collection of musical instruments and ritual objects of the inhabitants of Yakut settlements leaves no one indifferent.
Images of shamans calling on various spirits, crazy dances and drawn-out sounds that you cannot hear in everyday life immediately appear before your eyes. Drawing, mysterious music accompanies guests during the excursion.
Address: st. Kirova, 31.
Sculptural composition "Circus"
On one of the squares of the city of Yakutsk, in front of the northernmost circus in the world, a monument to circus performers was erected. The monument is decorated in a circus style - the tiled pedestal is designed in the style of a circus arena, on which there are performers of acrobatic tricks and a mammoth circus performer balancing on a ball.
Address: Poyarkova street-22.
Museum of History and Culture of the Peoples of the North named after. Yaroslavsky
The oldest exhibition in Yakutia. The museum opened in 1891. Residents of neighboring settlements and political exiles decided to preserve the unique exhibits so that future generations would understand how their ancestors lived.
The two-story building houses a thematic exhibition and a library. You can trace the history of the northern region and examine household items, national clothing, musical instruments, shamanic drums and other relics that have survived to this day.
Address: ave. Lenina, 5.
Sights of Yakutsk: monument to the Mother
Where to start getting acquainted with this settlement? What sights of Yakutsk deserve attention first of all? The Mother Monument is a kind of visiting card of the city. The grand opening of the monument took place in 2012.
The sculpture is located in the picturesque Mother's Square. On the tetrahedral trapezoidal pedestal you can see the figure of a woman sculpted from bronze. It is implied that this is an image of Mother Motherland. She is dressed in national clothes and holds a child in her arms. One of the woman’s hands is extended upward, and three falcons soar upward from her palm. Birds symbolize protective sons. The statue weighs about three tons and is five meters high.
House-Museum of Political Exile
The territory of the museum occupies more than 11 hectares. Unique exhibits from all over the Sakha Republic, which became a place of exile for thousands of prisoners, are collected here.
After uprisings and revolutions, political exiles appeared in these parts and began educational and scientific activities in the territory of Yakutia. Valuable documents, old photographs, personal belongings, and interior items from the houses where the exiles lived have been preserved.
Address: st. Yaroslavsky, 5.
Sports complex "Triumph"
What to see in Yakutsk? The Triumph sports complex is considered the architectural pearl of the capital of the Sakha Republic. The grand opening of this colorful building took place in 2012.
The building, erected on stilts, embodies the features of a futuristic style, so it seems to come from the future. The sports complex can simultaneously accommodate over 3,000 spectators. Local residents and tourists have already loved taking pictures against the backdrop of the building.
Shergin mine
The peculiarity of this adit is that it is cut through permafrost. The mine played an important role in the study of geological processes taking place in the beauty of cold and ice. After experiments carried out in the Shergin mine, scientists were confidently able to say: permafrost exists.
Until 2009, daredevils could descend into the mine, which has a depth of 116.6 m. The site is currently temporarily closed to the public. It is planned to reconstruct the unique monument. You can explore the modest wooden house located at the entrance to the adit.
Address: st. Kulakovsky, 18.
Pole of cold in the city of Verkhoyansk
The title of the northern pole of cold is disputed by two Yakut regional centers: Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon. The debate is over tenths of a degree in average winter temperatures. It is important for an outsider to know that in both places it can be down to -68 degrees Celsius in winter. Therefore, we recommend going to the poles in the summer. Moreover, around the poles there is not taiga, but tundra, and the only thing more beautiful than the tundra in summer is the desert in spring.
Drama Theater A.S. Pushkin
The history of this theater begins in the early 1890s. After its opening, a play by A.N. was staged. Ostrovsky "On a lively place." Later, under Soviet power and in our time, the Pushkin Drama Theater staged Russian and world drama. Plays of various genres were performed on the theater stage. These were both tragic and dramatic performances, and comedies, as well as fairy tales for children.
Address: Lenin Avenue-21.
Academic Theater named after P.A. Oyunsky
At the end of the Civil War, a theater opened in Yakutsk. At first, two troupes worked - Russian and Yakut actors and actresses. In 1925, a troupe of Yakut actors and actresses formed a separate drama theater.
Since 1934, the theater received the name of the leading playwright - P. Oyunsky. In post-Soviet times, the drama theater became academic.
Plays by Yakut playwrights, as well as classics of Russian and foreign drama, are performed on the theater stage.
Address: Ordzhonikidze street-1.
