What to do in Ukraine —
61 things to do

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Feed giant catfish in Chernobyl

Дарья Слепакова

Chernobyl cooling pond is the habitat of one's of the most giant catfishes. Do not miss the opportunity to feed these creatures!

FREE20Cooling Pond Channel

See the giant secret station Duga-radar in Chernobyl

Николай Щепетов

The world's largest abandoned radar station is must-see in Chernobyl.

FREE16Chernobyl-2 or OTH-SW Duga Radar

See animals living in the ghost town in Chernobyl

oddviser

Have you ever seen wild animals walking free through the city? Come to Pripyat, where this situation is quite normal.

FREE14Pripyat

Climb the Town Hall in Lviv

Kevin

1,2,3,4,5 ... 303 ... 398 ... 407 - you're almost there! You need to overcome 408 steps to appreciate the magnificent view of Lviv.

Climb to the secret station Duga radar in Chernobyl

Alex Like

Secret station Duga-radar every year beckons daredevils wishing to climb to its top.

FREE13Chernobyl-2 or OTH-SW Duga Radar

Climb up the the roof of 16-story building in Chernobyl

LIFEisGOOD

From one of the highest Pripyat building's top you can see all the ghost-city.

FREE12USSR 16-story building

Find a hedgehog in Kiev

FAGOT

Attention! Dangerous! The hedgehog season in Kiev just began. Small prickly creatures go out hunting and walk around the city. Do not become their prey.

Climb the High Castle in Lviv

Nelicesa

High Castle is a quiet, shady, spacious park within walking distance of the city center, on a high mountain, with panoramic view of the city.

FREE11Lviv High Castle

Climb to the Mother Motherland in Kiev

oddviser

Rise to the top of the monumental figure, where you can see the streets of Kiev and take cool selfie on the top of the Mother Motherland.

UAH 5010Mother Motherland

Ride on the funicular in Kiev

Kateryna Plakhotna

Just three minutes trip by cable car - and you have memories of this unique and exciting form of transport for the rest of your life.

UAH 310Funicular

Try Ukrainian borscht in Kiev

oddviser

About this dish knows everyone who visits Ukraine. The famous soup has become a symbol of this country, and you should definitely try it.

Climb to the Great Lavra Bell Tower in Kiev

mila

Climb to the Ukrainian version of Leaning Tower of Pisa and you will see the panorama of forever young and beautiful Kiev.

UAH 3510Kiev Pechersk Lavra

Climb onto the abandoned port crane in Chernobyl

Алена Юрьевна

There are four of them here. Which one would you choose to get a little thrill.

FREE10Abandoned cargo port

Try Masochito cocktail in Lviv

Beautiful

Try the Mojito? - No, it's for weaklings, in Lviv they serve a cocktail "Mazohito", in the famous Masoch-Cafe.

UAH 5510MasochCafe

Try Lviv beer in Lviv

Abarrane

Learn the secret of the birth of this drink, inhale the smell of hops and malt, touch the history of creation and feel the magic taste of beer.

UAH 1510Brewery Museum

Watch a movie in the open-air cinema in Lviv

Yum Bum

Come to the shady park and watch a moovie sitting on the green grass.

FREE10Park of culture and recreation named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Find Lviv lions in Lviv

Чфырк

The biggest collection of lions are kept in Lviv. No wonder, it is the city of the gorgeous animal. Set off for an exciting search of the city symbol.

See pictures of "Hiroshima shadows" in Chernobyl

Eugene 2K

On the walls of buildings in Pripyat you can see the famous street art.

FREE8Pripyat

See ghost houses in the exclusion zone in Chernobyl

Darina

The exclusion zone is the most contaminated area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

FREE8Exclusion Zone

See the Sarcophagus in Chernobyl

oddviser

In the end of 2016 the Chernobyl NPP's fourth reactor was covered by the New Safe Confinement called sarcophagus.

FREE8NPP observation deck

Hang a lock on the bridge of lovers in Kiev

Nelicesa

Lock your love by hanging the lock on the bridge of lovers.

FREE8Park Bridge or Bridge of Lovers

Drink Lviv coffee in Lviv

RAIN

It is said that coffee is an integral part of Lviv, and it is not surprising, because it is born directly under the feet of local residents.

Try kvass in Kiev

Николай Щепетов

All Ukrainians love this drink, it can save you on hot days. It is kept in barrels and you can find it everywhere in the city in summer.

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