Kemerovo

Worth seeing in and around Kemerovo

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   2018 Kemerovo fire

   On 25 March 2018 at 16:00 local time, a fire engulfed the Winter Cherry shopping mall and entertainment complex in Kemerovo, Russia. It killed at least 60 people according to official statements.

   2.7 km · fire at the Zimnyaya Vishnya Mall in the Russian city of Kemerovo on March 2018, killed officially at least 64 people, mostly children · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kemerovo State University

   The Kemerovo State University was established in 1973 as a successor to Kemerovo Pedagogical Institute. It is a leading educational and scientific center of Kemerovo Oblast with five branches throughout the oblast in Belovo, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Novokuznetsk, Prokopyevsk, as well as in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.

   2.4 km · university in Russia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kemerovo

   The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church is a Catholic church in Kemerovo, in the region of Kuzbass, Russia. It was consecrated in 2009 and serves the diocese of Novosibirsk.

   1.8 km · church in Russia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kuzbass State Technical University

   Kuzbass State Technical University is one of higher schools which trains specialists for the economy of Kuzbass, Russia.

   2.2 km · technical university in Russia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

There are many museums and art galleries in Kemerovo, most of which are located in the city center. The grand Lenin's Square with the Lenin`s monument is a symbol of past Soviet times. Also you can find here a monument dedicated to miners who gave their lives working the region's mines.

From Wikivoyage: Kemerovo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Skiing, snowboarding, bowling, pool, hiking, hunting, fishing. Also Disco and night clubs. Take a tour of the massive strip mine just outside Kemerovo, which fueled Russia's industrial revolution under Stalin's 5-year plan.

1. 01
   Kemerovskiy Oblastnoy Teatr Dramy
2. 02
   Park Pobedy Im

   A park that may be of interest if you like walking around looking at relics of Russian military grandeur.

3. 03
   Angels' Park

From Wikivoyage: Kemerovo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There are a great number of restaurants. Russian, sushi, European and others. Fast-food meal for 2 people will be around 300 руб. A restaurant meal for 2 people with beer or wine will be as much as 1000 руб.

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Getting to Kemerovo

Airports

Alexei Leonov Kemerovo (KEJ), 11 km · Tomsk Kamov (TOF), 125 km · Novosibirsk Tolmachevo (OVB), 222 km

• Tomsk → Kemerovo

  145 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₽830–1,110
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• Novosibirsk → Kemerovo

  205 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₽980–1,310
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• Barnaul → Kemerovo

  270 km · quickest by road, 6h 35m · ₽1,510–2,010
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