Minsk

Worth seeing in and around Minsk

10 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
   Belarusian State University

   The Belarusian State University is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It was founded on October 30, 1921.

   1.1 km · University in Minsk · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dinamo Stadium

   Dinamo National Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It first opened in 1934 and has had several renovations over the years, reopening after the latest one in 2017.

   600 m · multi-purpose stadium in Belarus · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Library of Belarus

   The National Library of Belarus is the largest library in the Republic of Belarus, located in Minsk. It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the Russian State Library and the Russian National Library.

   6.7 km · national library in Minsk · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of Saints Simon and Helena

   The Church of Saints Simon and Helena; Polish: Kościół św. Szymona i św.

   900 m · church building in Minsk, Belarus · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Belarusian Orthodox Church

   The Belarusian Orthodox Church is the official name of the exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus. It represents the union of Russian Orthodox eparchies in the territory of Belarus and is the largest religious organization in the country, uniting the predominant majority of its Eastern Orthodox Christians.

   900 m · exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary

   Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary is a Roman Catholic baroque cathedral in Minsk. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev.

   400 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Minsk, Belarus · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Holy Spirit Cathedral

   The Holy Spirit Cathedral or the Holy Ghost Cathedral is a cathedral in Minsk, Belarus. Consecrated in honour of the Holy Spirit, it the mother church of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.

   500 m · church in Belarus · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Belarusian National Arts Museum

   The National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus is the largest art museum in Belarus and is located in its capital, Minsk. The museum comprises more than thirty thousands works of art which make up twenty various collections and constitutes two main ones: the one of national art and the other of art monuments of various countries of the world.

   300 m · state art museum in Minsk · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus

   The National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus is located in a park in the Trinity Hill district of Minsk. Local people call it the "Opierny Teatr" or the "Opera and Ballet Theatre".

   1.1 km · theatre in Belarus · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum

    The Belarusian State Great Patriotic War Museum is a museum in Minsk, Belarus.

    2.2 km · war museum in Minsk, Belarus · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Belarusian National Arts Museum
2. 02
   Belarusian National History Museum
3. 03
   Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
4. 04
   House of the Vankovichs
5. 05
   Cat Museum
6. 06
   Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

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

Things to do

1. 01
   Children's Railroad
2. 02
   Botanical Garden

   Russian: Центральный ботанический сад), Vulica Surhanava вул.Сурганава, 2v (M: Park Čaliuskincaǔ station (Парк Чалюскінцаў) 100 m (330 ft)),.

3. 03
   Park Čaliuskincaǔ
4. 04
   Park Horkaha
5. 05
   Park Janki Kupaly
6. 06
   National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre

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Where to eat

Due to the common history, traditional Belarusian cuisine is similar to that of the rest of Eastern Europe but particularly Polish and Lithuanian. Soups, dumplings, baked potato, mushroom and meat dishes, pickled vegetables and salads are often on the menu. Beer and naliŭki (berries, fruits and various spices liquors) are traditional here. Minsk has a good selection of Belarusian traditional restaurants.

1. 01
   Supermarket Centralny Buffet
2. 02
   Draniki

   Plošča Svabody, 4 (M Niamiha 0.2km; M Kastryčnickaja or Kupalaǔskaja 0.3km).

3. 03
   Pesochnica

   Mašerava 11 (M Plošcča Pieramohi 0.5 km),.

4. 04
   ENZO

   A two-floor steak and burger restaurant in the heart of the trendy hang-out quarter.

5. 05
   Kuchmistr

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Getting to Minsk

Airports

Minsk National (MSQ), 32 km · Vilnius (VNO), 169 km · Kaunas (KUN), 254 km

Stations

2011 Minsk Metro bombing, 300 m · Minsk Pasažyrski railway station, 1.2 km · Instytut Kultury, 2.1 km · Kastrychnitskaya, 300 m · Malinauka, 7.9 km

• Brest → Minsk

  326 km · quickest by road, 5h 6m · $28–38
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• Vilnius → Minsk

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · €19–26
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• Kaunas → Minsk

  262 km · quickest by road, 4h 44m · €28–39
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