City: Issyk Kul Province
Top Things to do in Issyk Kul Province
Top Restaurants in Issyk Kul Province
What to do and see in Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan: The Best Museums
Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл облусу, Isıq-Köl oblusu, ىسىق-كۅل وبلاستى; Russian: Иссык-Кульская область, Issyk-Kuljskaja oblastj) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (north), Chuy Region (west), Naryn Region (southwest) and Xinjiang, China (southeast). It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul ("warm lake"), the second largest saline lake in the world, which never freezes despite its altitude in the Tian Shan mountains.
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1. Saimaluu-Tash Reserve Museum
2. Nikolai Przhevalsky Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By JGDynamo - Canada, null
We visited the Nikolai Przhevalsky Museum in Karakol last summer while in the city and it is a great museum dedicated to the life and explorations of the Russian explorer. His writings, books, musings, maps, and all of his discoveries of the flora and fauna are a wonder to see. Definitely a good spot to visit in Karakol, I really enjoyed it and would have liked to have spent more time here.
3. Museum of Petroglyphs
4. Historical Museum
5. Karakol Historical Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Bakbouk
Yes, go here. It is a small but very interesting museum. The staff is extremely knowledgeable, but you'll need a translator. They are very welcoming, and explained that they are saving up to update the displays, which would be a good thing as many display cases are in need of lighting. At the time I was there, there was a display of Ella Maillart's photos, which was equally fascinating. She was a Swiss photographer who traveled in Central Asia in the 1930s. Don't miss this little gem.
6. Tolgonai Ene Handcraft Workshop
7. Shygaev Museum of Modern Art
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
