Chelyabinsk: Best Things to Do
SIGHTSEEING
Take a walk along Sad Pobedy, a city park that offers many former military vehicles such as tanks, ships, and others. If you are on a family vacation, this park also provides a playground for children. This city park becomes a memorial for some of the soldiers. So, you can visit and walking around this park to see the variety of historical remains here.
Sad Pobedy
DOWNTOWN
The city is famous for Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha Im. Yu.a. Gagarina. In this park, you can go fishing, walking around, and many refreshing activities. Then, you should take some photos of the iconic landmark here as a sign that you have visited Chelyabinsk. This park is located in the city center, so it's easy to find.
Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha Im. Yu.a. Gagarina
SHOPPING
You can find numerous gift shops with interesting items to bring home. Gifts for Children is a shopping mall that you can visit to collect local gifts. This shopping mall offers clothes, bags, accessories, and also they have a music live performance as the attraction. Gorki is another shopping center that you can find in Chelyabinsk. This shopping mall provides clothes, pants, cafes, restaurants, and others.
Gifts for children
Gorki
FOOD & DRINK
The authentic food in Chelyabinsk is Solyanka. This food is made from Sour cream, soup, white wine, stewed tomatoes, dill pickles, and others. Morozhenoe is an iconic ice cream from Russia. This ice cream is made from Heavy cream, fresh cream, egg yolks, vanilla sugar, caster sugar, and others. Definitely must try in Chelyabinsk!
CULTURE
Chelyabinsk culture has a rich culture seen through its museum, historical building, and others. Chelyabinsk is home to several popular theaters. Russian is the only language spoken here. It's hard to find local people speak English. So, it's better to have a tour guide with you.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The best time to visit Chelyabinsk is from June to August. During these months, the weather is good to explore the city.
HOTEL
Radisson Blu Hotel is a 5-star hotel. This hotel is our first recommendation for a comfortable stay in Chelyabinsk. It is located an 8-minute walk from a tram stop. This hotel offers free Wi-Fi, TV, and heated bathroom floors, as well as minibars, and tea and coffeemakers. The other facilities are a vibrant, trendy Bavarian restaurant, a 24/7 bar, and an indoor pool, plus an exercise room and a spa. Grand Otel' Vidgof is another 5-star hotel. This hotel provides traditional furnishings featuring a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi for each room. Other amenities are a minibar, ballroom, cafe, lobby bar, and karaoke lounge.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Chelyabinsk
Grand Otel' Vidgof
RESTAURANT
Try the city's iconic cuisines by visiting Maximilians Chelyabinsk. Maximilians Chelyabinsk is a famous restaurant in Chelyabinsk. This restaurant has a classic style with wooden as the decoration on every corner. The delicious food and the cozy place makes you love to eat here. Titanik-2000 is another recommended restaurant that offers an authentic Russian menu. This restaurant has unique concepts with ship-themed decoration. The great taste is the reason why the restaurant is strongly recommended.
Maximilians Chelyabinsk
Titanik-2000
CAFE
Hang out in Chelyabinsk means you have to visit Joy Cafe. This cafe is open from 10 AM until 9 PM. It has a modern style serving some variation of cakes, bakery, and drinks. You can chill here after exploring the city. Tahini v5.1 is another recommended cafe in Chelyabinsk. This cafe has a simple style with great food. Totally worth visiting!
Joy Cafe
Tahini v5.1
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
Spend your time by visiting BOOBs BAR. This bar has a great selection of beer and wine. This bar has a live music performance that you can enjoy to spend the rest of the night. Borisbar is another option of the recommended bar in Chelyabinsk. This bar has a great alcohol selection and they also have various snacks to complete the moment.
BOOBs BAR
Borisbar
INTERESTING PLACE
The interesting place that you should visit is Gosudarstvennyy Istoricheskiy Muzey. It is a museum that serves the culture and heritage of the region including the meteor shower. This museum is a really interesting place to add your knowledge and experience. So, you should visit here to know more about the city. Chelyabinskiy Zoopark is a famous zoo with various animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles & amphibians. This zoo is the biggest zoo in Chelyabinsk. Don't forget to visit!
Gosudarstvennyy Istoricheskiy Muzey
Chelyabinskiy Zoopark
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOT
If you want to search the Instagrammable spots in Chelyabinsk, then Park Aloye Pole and Park Imeni Yuriya Gagarina are the answers. Park Aloye pole is a beautiful park with a great building. This park is suitable for you who are looking for beautiful scenery to take some photos. Park Imeni Yuriya Gagarina is another amazing place to take a photo in Chelyabinsk. Park Imeni Yuriya Gagarina is a park with natural scenery. On every side of this park, you can take some photos to put on your Instagram feed.
Park Aloye pole
Park Imeni Yuriya Gagarina
