Location: Yakutsk
Top Things to do in Yakutsk
Top 10 Things to do in Yakutsk, Far Eastern District
Yakutsk (Russian: Якутск, IPA: [jɪˈkutsk]; Sakha: Дьокуускай, D'okuuskay, pronounced [ɟokuːskaj]) is the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located about 450 kilometers (280 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. Population: 269,601 (2010 Census); 210,642 (2002 Census); 186,626 (1989 Census).
Restaurants in Yakutsk
1. Mammoth Museum
2. The Museum of History and Culture of The People of The North
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
3. National Art Museum of The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By Moskvichka12 - Moscow, Russia
Three floors of permanent and changing exhibitions by local and Russian artists. 150 r entry. Very well worth visiting. Also a nice small art collection for sale in the shop.
4. Gradoyakutskiy Transfiguration Cathedral
5. Kingdom Permafrost
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 236 reviews
Reviewed By Faila
In the simplest terms, this was an ice cave with beautiful and elaborate carvings . I visited during hottest part of summer and inside it felt like winter! The cave is dug in the side of mountain. It is well maintained and I felt safe the entire time. With your admission you are supplied with a pair of clean boots, a large heavy clean coat, and a clean hard hat as a safety precaution. The elaborate ice carvings were incredible; some were interactive including a small ice sled run!! This is a great activity for adults and children!
6. Treasury of The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Exhibition
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 110 reviews
7. Farm of Wood Buffalos Ust-Buotama
8. Victory Stele
9. Archy House, Center of Spiritual Culture
10. Monument to Petr Beketov
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By sergeyk147
Yes, Pyotr - not Petr! - Beketov (stress is on the second syllable) really built a small wooden dwelling on the Lena river in 1632 but, first, some 70 kilometers to the north, second, on its opposite bank and, third, it bore a different name - Lensky ostrog which means "a wooden fort on Lena". Pretty soon, however, Mother Nature demonstrated that that was a bad choice 'coz spring debacles and consequent floods brought the settlement on the verge of total annihilation. So the ostrog was moved to the place where Yakutsk stands now - and renamed. Beketov was not a typical Russian conquistador. Though not exactly a tender prince of a guy he still mostly treated locals in a human way and preferred peaceful means of governing them. It sounds absolutely astonishing but he built that fort right in the center of a populous region with just 30 - THIRTY! - cossacks and immediately started to collect fur tribute from indigenous people. Yakutsk was not the only city founded by him. Then came Zhigansk, Nerchinsk (main Russian silver-mining district for decades) and Chita - a city with about 350,000 inhabitants nowadays. The monument is not in the downtown but the place is nice - Lena flowing nearby, green landscape. The major deficiency is that to get there one must cross a wide and rather buzy street so mind the traffic.
