Akademgorodok

Worth seeing in and around Akademgorodok

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
   Novosibirsk State University

   Novosibirsk State University is a public research university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The university was founded in 1958, on the principles of integration of education and science, early involvement of students with research activities and the engagement of leading scientists in its teaching programmes.

   1.2 km · university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Monument to the laboratory mouse

   The Monument to the laboratory mouse is a sculpture in Novosibirsk' Akademgorodok, Siberia, Russia. It is located in a park in front of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and was completed on July 1, 2013, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of the founding of the city.

   400 m · sculpture in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics

   The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics is one of the major centres of advanced study of nuclear physics in Russia. It is located in the Siberian town Akademgorodok, on Academician Lavrentiev Avenue.

   600 m · research institute in Novosibirsk, Russia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station

   Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric power plant on the Ob River. It is located in Sovetsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia.

   7.7 km · dam in Novosibirsk, Russia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Museum for Railway Technology Novosibirsk

   The Museum for Railway Technology Novosibirsk is a railway museum in Novosibirsk. It was formally opened in 2000 near Seyatel railway station, at the Novosibirsk–Berdsk line and is the second largest transport museum in Russia after the Central Railway Museum in St Petersburg.

   2.6 km · museum in Russia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Taiwan

   Taiwan’ or also Tan’-Wan’ is an uninhabited island in the Novosibirsk Reservoir. It belongs to the territory of the municipality of Morskoy in the Novosibirsky District of the Novosibirsk Oblast.

   5.9 km · island in Novosibirsk Reservoir · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS

   The Sobolev Institute of Mathematics was founded in 1957 by Sergei Sobolev. It is located in Akademgorodok and it constitutes part of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

   600 m · research institute in Russia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Rinchin Datsan

   Rinchin Datsan is a Buddhist monastery in Sovetsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was opened in 2015.

   4.9 km · Buddhist Monastery in Russia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Yuzhnoye Cemetery

   Yuzhnoye Cemetery is a cemetery in the Sovetsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia.

   2.2 km · cemetery in Russia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IPGG SB RAS)

    Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum-Gas Geology and Geophysics of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, IPGG SB RAS is a research institute in Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded in 2005.

    800 m · research institute in Novosibirsk, Russia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Novosibirsk Museum of Regional Studies
2. 02
   Novosibirsk State Art Museum
3. 03
   Novosibirsk Zoo

   With 10,000 animals, it is one of the largest zoos in Russia.

4. 04
   West Siberian Rail Museum

   54/1 (south of the city, right on train station Seyatel, is the open-air West Siberian Rail Museum.),.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Opera House

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

Where to eat

There are many good dining options and many local chain restaurants. Lenin Square is a popular place to eat. Italian food, sushi, and Russian food are all very popular. Many cafes offer lunch specials on weekdays. Beerman.

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Getting to Akademgorodok

Airports

Novosibirsk Tolmachevo (OVB), 36 km · Barnaul Gherman Titov (BAX), 168 km · Alexei Leonov Kemerovo (KEJ), 197 km

• Barnaul → Akademgorodok

  171 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · ₽760–1,010
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• Kemerovo → Akademgorodok

  199 km · quickest by road, 5h 19m · ₽980–1,310
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• Tomsk → Akademgorodok

  218 km · quickest by road, 5h 31m · ₽1,050–1,400
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