Gorky Park

The Gorky Park is situated near the Belarusian State Circus along the bank of the Svisloch River. During the warm season the park offers a number of rides and attractions, including the Observation Wheel that gives a wonderful view of the city.

The oldest park in Minsk and founded in 1800 as the City Gardens, Gorky Park received its current name in honour of the Soviet-era writer in 1936. Originally designed along the lines of a classic English park, the hugely popular public space has seen many transformations over the years.

Now geared towards children although frequented by people of all ages, it’s home among other things to an amusement park complete with a 56-metre Ferris wheel, a small observatory and planetarium and an indoor skating rink. During the summer it’s possible for children to take a ride round the park on a pony.

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Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park

The primeval forest of this National Park is home to over 900 plants and 250 animals and birds, including several rare species.

Central Botanical Garden

An exceptionally lively mix of floras with a high percentage of natives makes Botanical Garden an interesting holiday destination. Here you can spend a great time with children attending an environmental lesson, refine your knowledge of world flora visiting displays and exhibitions of the garden or just relax behind green curtains of trees and reward your spirit and senses.

Aleksandrovsky Garden

This public garden is one of the most romantic places of the city situated near the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater.