Discover 35 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Rostov-on-Don (Russia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: The Rich Well, Southern Federal University's botanical garden, and Central Market. Also, be sure to include Stele City of Military Glory in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Rostov-on-Don (Rostov).
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The Rich Well
Bogatuanovsky spring — a monument of history and nature in the city of Rostov-on-Don on the Bogatuanovsky descent, situated between Sedova Street and Beregovaya Street.[1]
Southern Federal University's botanical garden
Botanical garden in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Southern Federal University's botanical garden is located in the North-Western part in Rostov-on-Don, in the Temernik river valley. It's the first botanical garden in the vast territory of the treeless zone in the South of Russia. There is a mineral spring called St.Seraphim of Sarov on the territory of the garden, which is presented by the Directorate of the garden as an Orthodox shrine.[2]
Central Market
The Central Market (Russian: Центральный рынок; also known as the Old Bazaar is a city market and trade enterprise in Rostov-on-Don. It is unofficially known as «Starbaz» (Russian: «Старбаз». Its official name during the Soviet period was the "Andreyevsky District Market". It is currently officially known as "CJSC «Central market» of Rostov-on-Don".[3]
Address: Буденновский просп., 12, 344002 Ростов-на-Дону
Stele City of Military Glory
Stele “City of Military Glory” is a memorial, located in Pervomaisk district of Rostov-on-don. It is created in commemoration of assignment to the city of the honorary title of the Russian Federation "City of Military Glory". It was inaugurated on May 6, 2010 on the square in front of the airport, which was named ”Square of Military Glory”.[4]
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Also known as: Собор Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы
Cathedral in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos is the main church of the city of Rostov-on-Don and the Orthodox Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk. It succeeded the Novocherkassk Cathedral as the main place of Christian worship in the Don region.[5]
Address: Ulitsa Stanislavskogo, 58, 344002 Rostov
Martyn Brothers House
The Martyn Brothers House, also known as the Red Cottage, is a building in Rostov-on-Don, located at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Fortress Lane. The building was built by architect Nikolai Sokolov in 1893, in the centre of the former Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov. The first owner of the building was a British citizen, Ivan Romanovich Martyn. The Martyn Brothers' House has the status of an object of an object of cultural heritage of federal significance. The builing currently houses the Sholokhov Centre, part of the National Sholokhov Museum-Reserve, and functions as an exhibition space and a venue for cultural and educational projects.[6]
Stepan Akimov House
The Stepan Akimov House is an object of cultural heritage of regional significance Rostov-on-Don, which is located at 14 Ulyanovskaya Street. On the facade of the building there is a plaque with information about the owner of the house – Stepan Akimov. Among many residents of the city there is a rumor that this house is connected with the Paramonov family, but this information did not find any official confirmation.[7]
Gorky Park
Also known as: Парк культуры и отдыха имени Максима Горького
Amusement park in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure is a central urban park in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov oblast, Russia, named after Maxim Gorky. It is the eldest park in Rostov-on-Don. The park was established in 1813 on the skirts of the city. Now it is located in center of Rostov-on-Don between Pushkinskaya street, Bolshaya Sadovaya street, Budyonovskiy avenue and Semashko lane. Since 1998 the park is protected as an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[8]
Address: B.Sadovaya St., 45/5, 344002 Rostov-on-Don
Profitable house of Pivovarova
The Pivovarova apartment building is an object of cultural heritage which locates at the address Shaumyan Street, 45/28 in Rostov-on-Don. An object of cultural heritage according to order 191 of the Regional inspectorate for labor protection and operation of historical and cultural monuments of 29 December 2004. In honor of whom the house carries such name it is not known.[9]
Temernitsky Bridge
Bridge in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Temernitsky Bridge is a bridge in Rostov-on-Don over the river Don. It was built in 2007–2010 on the project of engineer Aleksandr Efremushkin. In 2011 the bridge was named Temernitsky after Temernik River, as the bridge's overpass extends along with this river.[10]
Petrov Mansion
The Petrov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don, at 115 Pushkinskaya Street. The house was built at the end of the 19th century, to the design of the Rostov architect N.A. Doroshenko. Since 1959 in the mansion Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts is placed. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[11]
Old Believers Pokrovsky Cathedral
Also known as: Старообрядческий Покровский собор
Cathedral in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Old Believers Pokrovsky Cathedral ― a cathedral of the Don and Caucasian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church, located in Rostov-on-Don. It was built in 1913 on the project of architect V.A. Pokrovsky. The cathedral has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[12]
Address: Ulyanovskaya St., 37, 344002 Rostov-on-Don
Aksay Bridge
Bridge in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Bridge of Aksay is a road bridge over the River Don in Rostov-on-Don. Its total span is 580 m. It was built in 1964 to form part of the 1,062 km M4 "Don" highway, with a two-lane capacity of around 7,000 vehicles per day of up to 6 tonnes per axle. In 1995, a new bridge was built to augment the existing one to accommodate a new three-lane crossing. The bridge crosses the Don 60 km from its estuary.[13]
October Revolution Park
The October Revolution Park is a park in Rostov-on-Don established in 1926. It is situated in the centre of the city near Teatralnaya Square.[14]
Address: Teatral'naya Ploshchad', 3, Rostov-on-Don
October Park
Park in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. October Park of Culture and Leisure is a cultural and educational place located in Oktyabrsky District of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.[15]
Chekhov Monument in Rostov-on-Don
The Chekhov Monument in Rostov-on-Don, Russia is a bronze monument erected in 2010 to commemorate the 150th anniversary since birthday of the Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The monument is located at the intersection of Chekhov street and Pushkinskaya Street.[16]
Profitable house of S. N. Mnatsakanova
The Profitable house of S.N. Mnatsakanova is a building in Rostov-on-Don located on Pushkinskaya Street. The mansion was built during 1911 — 1915. According to the reference media about assessment immovable property, in 1911 — 1915 Serpuga Nikokhosyanovna Mnatsakanova owned the building. According to the reference media "All Rostov and Nakhchivan — on — Don for 1914", in the building the technical office Nessara was placed. Now the house consists of the trade rooms located on the first floor and inhabited, which are located on the second and third floors which considerable proportion belongs to the Rostov businessman Kurinov Alexander Gennadyevich. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[17]
Monument of the Great October Revolution
Also known as: Памятник Великой Октябрьской революции
Sculpture. Monument of the Great October Revolution is a bronze monument dedicated to the October Revolution and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don. Sculptor V. Dubovik and architect E. Polyanskiy created design of the sculptures of three men: a soldier, a seaman and a peasant. The peasant keeps the flag flying. The seaman take purchase on a rifle. The sculptures stands on the red granitical 4.5-metre pedestal. By design, general appearance of the monument symbolize steadfastness of the triumph of the Revolution. The sculpture composition was opened in 1979. It is located at the spot where a rally for establishment of the Soviet rule in the city took place on October 26 1917. The front of the base carries a bronze plaque reminding about this event:
Crowded rally for support of the triumph of the Socialist Revolution in Petrograd and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don took place here on October 26 1917.[18]
Mansion of Egor Krasilnikov
The Krasilnikov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don dating from the last quarter of the 19th century. It was built in the eclectic style for the merchant Yegor Krasilnikov. The building is located at the intersection of 1st Mayskaya Street and the 18th Line. It currently houses an antenatal clinic. The Krasilnikov Mansion has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[19]
House of Reznichenko
The Reznichenko House is a building in Rostov-on-Don at 47 Pushkinskaya Street. The mansion was built in the late 1890s, presumably as a guest house for VIPs. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[20]
Alexander Column
Also known as: Александровская колонна
Historical landmark in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Alexander Column is a monument erected 1894 in Nakhichevan-on-Don in Alexandrovsky Park.
The column was inaugurated on 18 September 1894 to celebrate the 25 years reign of emperor Alexander II of Russia. On the occasion the park in which the column stands was also renamed after the sovereign.
The column consists of a granite monolith upon which sits a double-headed eagle perched on a globe. On the pedestal two commemorative plaques read: ″In memory of 25 glorious year of reign of Emperor Alexander II″ and ″the Armenian community of Nakhichevan-on-Don 25·IX·1894″
After the Russian revolution the column was the only tsarist monument not to be torn down by the new authorities. They only removed the crowning double-headed eagle and the commemorative plaques on the pedestal. In 1994 the column was returned to its original state.[21]
House of F. N. Solodov
Building. The F. N. Solodov House is a historic building in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[22]
Paramonov Warehouses
The Paramonov Warehouses was a nineteenth century complex of storage facilities in Rostov-on-Don. It is located on the banks of the Don River between Sokolova avenue and Universitetskaya alley. It is a monument of federal importance.[23]
Address: Nizhnebul'varnaya Ulitsa, 27, Rostov-on-Don
Suprunov Mansion
The Suprunov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don located on Pushkinskaya Street. The mansion was built at the beginning of the 20th century and belonged to the Rostov grain-grower and a stud to Ivan Aleksandrovich Suprunov. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[24]
Mansion of Kechejan
The Kechekyan Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don located at Liberty Square. It was constructed in the third quarter of the 19th century on the central square of the city of Nakhichevan-on-Don. The mansion is currently occupied by the A. S. Pushkin Children's Library. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[25]
Address: 4 площадь Свободы, Rostov-on-Don
Chernova House
Also known as: Дом Маргариты Черновой
Tourist attraction in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Margarita Chernova House is a mansion in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It was built in 1899 by architect Nikolai Doroshenko. It has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional importance.[26]
Address: 27/47 Большая Садовая улица, Rostov-on-Don
Mansion of Loussegen Popov
The Popov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don located on Karl Marx Square. The house was built in 1890 — 1891 and belonged to the landowner and cattle dealer Lusegen Popov. In 1928, a maternity hospital was housed in the mansion. It closed for reconstruction in 2012, and reopened in 2014. The Popov Mansion has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[27]
Sagirov mansion
The Sagirov Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don located at Liberty Square. It is constructed in the 1890s on the central square of the city of Nakhchivan-on-Don. The building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional value.[28]
Holy Cross Church
Also known as: Церковь Сурб Хач
Apostolic church in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Surp Khach Church is an 18th-century Armenian church in Nor Nakhichevan. It is the oldest surviving monument in the borders of Rostov-on-Don.[29]
Ascension Church
Also known as: Храм Вознесения Господня
Church in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Church of the Ascension of the Lord ― an Orthodox church, built in 1910-1913 on the territory of the Brethren Cemetery in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Construction of the temple was carried out at the expense of merchants Gerasimov, Myasnikov and Safonov. The project was drafted by architect Grigory Vasilyev. The main altar was consecrated in honor of the Ascension of the Lord. Side chapels ― in honor of saints Adrian and Natalia, and in honor of St. John the Evangelist. The church has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.[30]
Address: Akhtarskiy Lane, 3, 344010 Rostov-on-Don
Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov
Also known as: Храм Преподобного Серафима Саровского
Russian orthodox church in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The Church of Saint Seraphim of Sarov is a Russian Orthodox church in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It belongs to the Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk of Russian Orthodox Church. It was built in 1911 on the project of architect Boris Raichenkov.[31]
Suprunov mill office
The Suprunov mill office is a renovated building on Budennovsky Avenue in the historical part of Rostov-on-Don. The mill's office was built at the end of the 19th century. It is listed as an object of cultural heritage of regional importance.[32]
Rostov railway drawbridge
Rostov movable railway bridge is a three-span arched double track bridge with a lifting middle part through the Don River. It is situated in Rostov-on-Don near the river Temernik’s mouth between the stations Rostov Glavny and Zarechnaya of North Caucasus Railway. The majority of passenger trains traveling through Rostov and a small amount of freight trains go through the bridge.[33]
Monument to Alexander Pushkin
Also known as: Памятник А. С. Пушкину
Historical landmark in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Monument to Alexander Pushkin in Rostov-on-Don ― a statue in the center of Rostov-on-Don. It is situated at the intersection of Pushkinskaya Street and Voroshilov Avenue. The author of the monument is Gavriil Schultz. The monument was erected in 1959. Later, the square where it stands was decorated with lanterns of 19th century style. Pushkin monument is an object of cultural heritage of regional importance. It is also the first monument in Rostov-on-Don which is dedicated to literary topic.
The sculpture of the poet, designed in classical style, is made of bronze and stands on a high pedestal of red colour, which is made of granite.
In 1992, the Pushkin monument was listed to the register of architectural objects under state protection.
In 1999 the monument was renovated.
Every year on the day of his birth, which is on the six of June, residents of Rostov-on-Don and city guests lay flowers to the monument. Fans of his work gather around, and literary and poetry readings are arranged. The festivities are usually attended by representatives of associations of writers, members of public institutions in the field of culture, and high school students.
Monument to the renowned poet and writer appeared in the city for a reason. Pushkin visited Rostov-on-Don in 1820. During this time he was making a trip to the Caucasus, accompanied by General of the cavalry Nikolay Raevsky, who also was a hero of the Patriotic War of 1812 and a friend of the poet. During this journey the writer developed an interest in the history of the reign of Peter I and Catherine II, and uprisings led by Stepan Razin and Emelyan Pugachev. About these topics he wrote his most important works. The image of Rostov, the manners of its inhabitants made an impression on young Pushkin, who before had only been common to metropolitan community, and it also left a certain mark on his works.[34]
Rostov TV tower
Rostov TV tower is the standard television and broadcasting tower of the project 3803 KM located in Zheleznodorozhny district of Rostov-on-Don on Barrikadnaya Street. The TV tower is the highest construction in Rostov-on-Don. Its height is 195 meters. In an area of coverage of her transmitters there is a considerable part of the Rostov agglomeration by the population of 2,2 million people. It includes such large cities as Bataysk, Azov, Aksay.[35]