Places worth the detour in Kerch

19 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Kerch, Ukraine, across 5 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (7). Best known: Yeni-Kale. 15 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Ruins & the uncanny7 Built landmarks4 Nature & landscapes4 Sacred sites2 Museums & culture2

All 19, ranked 19

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Crimean Bridge

Built landmarks · 21st century · Renowned

Bridge connecting Russia's Krasnodar Krai with Crimea

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2.Yeni-Kale

Built landmarks · 17th century · Notable

17th-century ruined fortress in Crimea

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3.Panticapaeum

Ruins & the uncanny · Notable

Ancient Greek city in Crimea

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4.Nymphaion

Ruins & the uncanny · 6th century BC · Notable

Ancient Greek colony in the Crimea

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5.Tuzla Spit

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Spit in the Strait of Kerch in Crimea

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6.Tsar's Kurgan

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Kurgan in eastern Crimea

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7.Myrmekion

Ruins & the uncanny · 6th century BC · Hidden gem

Ancient Greek colony in Crimea

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8.Church of St John the Baptist

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

Church building in Kerch, Ukraine

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9.Kerch Bay

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Body of water

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10.Kerch

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

19th-century fortress in Crimea

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11.Melek-Chesmenskiy kurgan

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Burial mound in Crimea

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12.Kerch Archeology museum

Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem

Complex of museums in Kerch, East Crimea

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13.Lapidarium

Museums & culture · 21st century · Hidden gem

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14.Parthenion

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Ancient site in Crimea

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15.Katerlezsky Saint George Monastery

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

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16.Dzhardzhava

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Arroyo in Crimea

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17.Bulganak field of mud volcanoes

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

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18.Golden Mound (Kerch)

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

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19.Obelisk of Glory

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Monument in Kerch, Ukraine

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