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Ukraine

Astronautics Museum of Korolyov in Zhytomyr Private Day Trip from Kyiv

7 hours

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Overview

Visit one-of-a-kind Sergiy Korolyov Astronautics Museum located in Zhytomyr on a comfortable private trip from Kyiv. Museum contains unique exhibits that will impress all the fans of astronautics and space travel.

The distance from Kyiv to Zhytomyr is 140 km (87 mi) and it takes approximately 2-hour drive. Once you arrive to the destination, you’ll explore the main exhibition of the museum with an expert guide. You will learn about the beginnings of astronautics that have made space travels come true. Moreover, you can visit the memorial house of Sergiy Korolyov, a prominent figure in the soviet astronautics.

Later, spend some time in Zhytomyr and visit a cozy Gagarin Park. On the way back to Kyiv there will be a stop at the Korostyshiv Mines – a picturesque granite quarry, filled with water. This tour is both informative and relaxing, which make it a great idea of a day-trip from Kyiv.

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What's Included

✓ Included

Private guide
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Transportation by private vehicle

✗ Not Included

Food & drinks
Gratuities (optional)

Itinerary

Stop 1

Cosmos museum in Zhytomyr is one of the best of its kind in the world. It was opened in 1987 next to memorial house of Sergyi Korolyov – the inventor of the engine and rocket that took Gagarin in to the space. The exhibition contains many originals, including landing capsules of soviet astronauts, their space food, suites, photos etc. There temporary exhibitions as well.

Stop 2

Take a relaxing walk through Gagarin Park and admire beautiful views of the Teteriv River.

Stop 3

Korostyshiv granite quarry is both natural and artificial attraction. This quarry is known from 1850 and black labradorite was mined here in 1920s here for Lenin mausoleum in Moscow. Since 1990s the quarry is closed and filled with water that is very deep (up to 20 meters) and clean here. The walls of the quarry are very steep and covered with picturesque pines.