Places worth the detour in Ukraine
Ukraine has 592 places worth going out of your way for on Detourmap, across 15 kinds — the biggest group is churches, temples, monasteries & shrines (141). The best known is Feodosiia. 463 of them are hidden gems most guides skip. Every place below has a photo and a Wikipedia article — click any of them to fly the map there.
Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Ukraine 141
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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Sacred sites · 11th century · Renowned
Historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv
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St Volodymyr's Cathedral
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Orthodox Christian cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Saint George's Cathedral
Sacred sites · 18th century · Notable
Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Lviv
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Transfiguration Cathedral
Sacred sites · 18th century · Notable
Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine
Castles, palaces & forts in Ukraine 97
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Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Castle and fortress in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
Museums & galleries in Ukraine 88
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Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Ukraine
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Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine
Parks, canyons & rock formations in Ukraine 85
Ancient & archaeological sites in Ukraine 40
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Olbia
Ancient & megalithic · 7th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek city and archaeological site in Ukraine
Monuments & statues in Ukraine 29
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Memorial in Commemoration of Famines' Victims in Ukraine
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Hidden gem
Hall of Memory in Kyiv, Ukraine
Bridges & aqueducts in Ukraine 23
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Crimean Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Renowned
Bridge connecting Russia's Krasnodar Krai with Crimea
Parks, gardens & arboretums in Ukraine 18
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Hryshko National Botanical Garden
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Botanical garden in Kyiv, Ukraine
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A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Odesa Botanical Gardens
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Hidden gem
Botanical garden in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Waterfalls in Ukraine 17
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Voyevodyn waterfall
Waterfalls · Hidden gem
Hydrological natural monument in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Towers & lighthouses in Ukraine 13
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Kyiv TV Tower
Towers & lighthouses · 20th century · Notable
385 m-high (1,263 ft) lattice steel tower
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Kharkiv TV Tower
Towers & lighthouses · 20th century · Hidden gem
Trasmission tower in Kharkiv, Ukraine
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Old city watertower, Mariupol
Towers & lighthouses · 20th century · Hidden gem
Old Water Tower, Mariupol Ukraine
Catacombs, shipwrecks & cemeteries in Ukraine 11
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Baikove Cemetery
Macabre & curious · 19th century · Notable
Cemetery memorial in Holosiiv Raion of Kyiv, Ukraine
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Historical–Memorial Complex "Graves of Bykivnia"
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Hidden gem
Memorial and mass grave for Soviet dissidents in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Askold's Grave
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Hidden gem
Park-monument of landscape art in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Mariinskyi Park
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Hidden gem
Park-monument of landscape art in Kyiv, Ukraine
Caves & caverns in Ukraine 9
Abandoned places & ghost towns in Ukraine 9
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Nova Vodolaha
Abandoned & ghost towns · 17th century · Notable
Former urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Khotin
Abandoned & ghost towns · Notable
Village, administrative territorial entity and former urban-type settlement (1968-2024) in Sumy Region, Ukraine
Theme parks, zoos & aquariums in Ukraine 8
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Pripyat amusement park
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Notable
Amusement park closed down after Chernobyl disaster
