Location: Odessa
Top Things to do in Odessa
Top Restaurants in Odessa
The 10 Best Things to do in Odessa, Odessa Oblast
With just over a million people, Odessa is Ukraine’s fourth-largest city. Set in the country’s south along the Black Sea coast, Odessa was founded in the late 18th century as a Russian naval fortress. For many years in the mid-19th century, it was a free port, becoming home to a multinational populace. In 1905, it was the site of a major Russian Revolution uprising by crew members of the Battleship Potemkin. The nice old town area has a beautiful opera house, and the city has many great beaches.
Restaurants in Odessa
1. Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,006 reviews
Reviewed By Rambolec - Wroclaw, Poland
Opera massive building impressed me much! It is so beautiful from outside. I liked interiors as well. I'm sure it's "must be" point on the list of every tourist in Odessa. I wanted to see Sleeping Beauty ballet by Tchaikovsky and it was perfect choice. The performance fished with standing ovation. Dancers were simply supermen. And music live was perfect. I would love to come back here one day :-)
2. Secrets of Underground Odessa Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 360 reviews
In the museum you will see the anti-nuclear bunker, walk through the waterflood part, visit the wild catacombs. You can also visit the partisans station, the gangsters stash ,at other exhibitions.The concept of the general nature of the museum is that - starting from the surface, then, with the deepening of the catacombs, you sink further and further into the past of the city. Pre-call!
Reviewed By sheshola - Rendswuehren, Germany
For history fans - a great feast of history, great guide Igor with outstanding English level. Different stories about miners, kidnappers, soldiers, prisoners, builders, no senses area, alcohol tasting, possible venue for unplugged concerts, great overall experience, stylish decor everywhere, easy to get lost, unique piece of history camouflaged in a garage!
3. Deribasovskaya Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,462 reviews
Reviewed By Cosmopolitan812148
2nd visit had a basic apt on preobrazenskya st great people friendly larl store was handy 40yds down the road went for a drink to murphys bar with a girl i met while sat on a seat nearby pint of harp lovely had brekkie at place on deribasokskya st the old harley parked next to it brill city garden is just relaxing i went to the potaminkin stairs good fun climbing them on way there was a bride and groom by a huge fountain having photos taken russian musiic playing i love odessa
4. City Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 520 reviews
Reviewed By ReindeerSpotting
It's got the cobbled street up to it, it has a band stand (where musicians actually play), and then there's treats for you if you look East, West, North or South. Now that's what I call a garden!
5. Primorsky Boulevard
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 828 reviews
Reviewed By B5144FIjohnh - London, United Kingdom
We really enjoyed exploring the gardens along the Primorsky Boulevard both during the day & at night when it was lit up with coloured lights. There are benches along the length of the park so plenty of places to rest & take in the views across the Black Sea. Halfway down the Potemkin Steps are the Istanbul & Greek gardens which feature statues & fountains etc. Definitely worth a visit.
6. Passage
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 466 reviews
Reviewed By pawel_hbg - Sopot, Poland
Odessa Passage was built at the end of the 19th century and was the best hotel in Southern Russia until the Bristol Hotel was opened. It was Polish architect Lew Włodek involved in that impressive building.
7. Shustov Cognac Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 146 reviews
Visit a tour with cognac tasting in a real Cognac Museum, that is located in ancient cellars! Our museum has its own entrance to old catacombs, to their lower dungeons, which are more than 250 years old. You will enjoy a cognac tasting “I am a Collector“, learn how to drink cognac, go to the cinema, and then in our picture gallery. After that you will visit our bar and look at the most precious
8. Odessa Delphinarium Nemo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 693 reviews
Reviewed By beatka1988
We bought two regular tickets online for the show. Cost: around 11€ per ticket. The show is nice. The trainers are talented, the animals (dolphins, seals) look healthy and are well trained. The show is about 45 minutes long. I really would recommend to buy the tickets a day before online, and just pick them up at the cash desk in the front of the dolphinarium, as we saw a lot of people couldn’t get in due to sold out shows. Check out page online is only in Ukrainian, but self explanatory as pictures are shown. The regular ticket for the show is the one for 300 UAH.
9. Museum of Interesting Science
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 200 reviews
Museum of Curious Science is the first interactive museum on the South of Ukraine that unites science and entertainment. It contains more than 100 unique showpieces that will demonstrate you that science can be really exciting! Kids and adults have never enjoyed physics, chemistry and other sciences like this before!
10. Insomnia- The Haunted House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 247 reviews
INSOMNIA is the place where your greatest fears turn into reality, and the instinct of self-preservation turns off common sense. Turning into the heroes of the horror film you need to go through all the rooms and save your life. Thrills, unforgettable emotions and adrenaline are provided to you.
Reviewed By shuvendus2020 - Odessa, Ukraine
Awesome place,I went with my 4 friends it was the scariest experience and a trick task to do, I would like to visit again
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