Khabarovsk Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

The Local Lore Museum

The Local Lore Museum, Khabarovsk

 Skripa Says:  The Local Lore Museum of Khabarovsk is one of the best museums in Russian Federation. It dates back to the 19th century. In 1900 in Paris the Local Lore Museum recieved the Gold medal for its exhibits. Now the museum has got more than 70000 exhibits producing flora and... 

Regional museum after Grodekov

Regional museum after Grodekov, Khabarovsk

 Skripa Says:  I would say that this museum is the most interesting museum in Khabarovsk. It gives you full information about local people living here before russians from europian part of country settled the city here, about flora and fauna of this region and also has archaeological... 

Promontory park and tower

Promontory park and tower, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  Small park on the hill above Amur, containing a tower in which a group of Austrian POWs was shot dead for refusing to play the Russian imperial anthem (they were being held by the whites).According to another version, the tower was build on the spot on which that happenned,... 

Hotels  

Best Eastern Business Ctr Parus

 2 Reviews and 7 Opinions  More or less and less and less to worst. Russia reserves the right to move you from one room to... 

Malyi Hotel

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Restaurants  

Slinche Bryag: Great lamb meat

Slinche Bryag: Great lamb meat, Khabarovsk

 JeniaDay Says:  So special, wonderful restaurant! Bulgarian and European cuisine) Great atmosphere, very beautiful place, Friday and Saturday evening live saxophone. Magic! Some of stuff speaks good English, they do have English menu there! ImportantVariety of meal- lamb, rabbit, more... 

Ice-cream parlor Siberian style

Ice-cream parlor Siberian style, Khabarovsk

 tini58de Says:  My favourite place was an ice-cream parlor, sorry, I don't have the address!The ice-cream was not sold by scoops, but by weight, so they put the ice-cream on this old-time scale to make sure you didn't get too little nor too much! 

Nightlife  

A walk along the Amur river

A walk along the Amur river, Khabarovsk

 tini58de Says:  We thorougly enjoyed walking along the Amur river at sunset:you can watch the locals going for walks as well, have a look over to the Chinese bank of the river and just enjuoy the spectacular sunset! 

B-52: Night clubs

B-52: Night clubs, Khabarovsk

 Ronquillo2 Says:  I love go to the night club,have a good time. In Khabarovsk you can find very good clubs and everybody knows there if you going out you gonna have great time In some clubs you can be drersst as you like 

Transportation  

Train and Plane
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departure hall of Khabarovsk airport

We arrived there by train (Transsiberian Railway) and left by plane.

The airport (called Novy airport - KHV) is said to be one of the biggest ones in Russia, but it sure didn't look that way!! The photo shows the waiting area of the domestic departures! To me it looked like a small povincial airport, but then that was in 1993 .....

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Shopping  

'Art Salon': Gift shop

'Art Salon': Gift shop, Khabarovsk

 Oksana79 Says:  Matreshka dollsOut of all traditional Russian souvenirs matreshka dolls are the most popular ones. This wooden nesting doll is decorated by a colorful shawl and one can find inside it many more smaller dolls in the same colorful pattern. There are some matreshka dolls which... 

NK (Narodnaya Kompaniya) city: NK city

NK (Narodnaya Kompaniya) city: NK city, Khabarovsk

 Skripa Says:  You can buy here everyhting... from food, flowers and jewelry to clothes. On the last floor are situated 2 cinemas, children's room, ice-cream cafe Buskin Robins. Prices in the supermarkets are one of the lowest in Khabarovsk. depends on what you are going to buy. 

Local Customs  

Taking a wedding picture on Lenin square

Taking a wedding picture on Lenin square, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  Lenin square is just on the end of Muravyova-Amurskogo street. A nice square with fountains, flowers, the statue of Lenin (of course) and...... wedding parties. During weekends, all weddings in Khabarovsk come to this place to be portrayed by the fountain. At the time of my... 

Right side wheels

Right side wheels, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  The cars in Khabarovsk will make you feel you are in Japan...Almost all the cars are used cars imported from Japan and even new cars being sold are the versions destined for japanese market. So they all have the driver´s wheel on the right side.This also helps you realise... 

Warnings and Dangers  

No swimming in Amur

No swimming in Amur, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  While there is a small beach right in the city center (just go down the stairs from Komsomolskaya square), crowded during nice days and with a few people bathing in the river, swimming in Amur is really not recommended. The water in the river is polluted mainly from chinese... 

Street Vendors

Street Vendors, Khabarovsk

 tini58de Says:  I would be careful when buying things from street vendors.... I cannot really justify that, it is just my personal opinion! Still it is incredible to see, what kind of things people come up with to sell!!! 

What to Pack  

Packing List

Packing List, Khabarovsk

 tini58de Says:  Extra bags might come in handy, if you like to buy some souvenirs, like this delicious honey!!! Khabarovsk is in Siberia, so it can really get cold!!! Be sure to pack warm things! I always like the 'onion principle' - layer by layer! And a nice t-shirt might help you in... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Not all houses are renovated

Not all houses are renovated, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  As in most russian cities outside Moscow and St Petersburg, there is a striking contrast between renovated stone and brick buildings in the center and some small wooden houses in bad shape standing not very far...This one can be seen when going down to the Regional History... 

Ride on the bridge

Ride on the bridge, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  Take the ride on the 4km bridge spanning the Amur river north of the town. It gives you really feel the huge size of the river far below and provides nice views of the town and the islands.(Unfortunately during my visit the weather was really bad, so on the photo, the bridge... 

Sports & Outdoors  

"Platinum Arena"

"Platinum Arena", Khabarovsk

 Oksana79 Says:  The building of "Platinum Arena " consists of two basic volumes: a universal hall with ice arena and tribunes and a training skating rink of hockey school. The basic volumes incorporate among themselves 3 floor transitive block. The universal hall represents volume in the... 

Favorites  

A waterfront walk

A waterfront walk, Khabarovsk

 filip007 Says:  The waterfront walk to the north is a really pleasant way how to spend a nice sunny afternoon. On southern end, you will find stalls and cafes under tents, a beach for sunbathing and you can walk up to 2km one way.With a little imagination, you could think you are at the sea... 

Helpful links

Helpful links, Khabarovsk

 tini58de Says:  To give you some more information, here is a list of helpful links:- Wikipedia's Khabarovsk- Travel East Russia- Khabarovsk by The Free Dictionary Visiting a market hall was such a wonderful experience (once again)! The vendors were all so friendly and I had such a great... 

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