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Crimea

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Crimea

14 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Crimea

Updated January 22, 2020

Cities

Glade of Fairy Tales

Tomb of the king Skilurus in Scythian Neapolis

Koyashskoe Salt Lake

Land Entrance to Base

Unusual Attractions in Crimea

Haspra, Crimea

The Swallow's Nest

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Bakhchisaray, Crimea

Eski-Kermen Cave Town

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarhankut. (Panoramio)

Olenivka, Crimea

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

Glade of Fairy Tales

Yalta, Crimea

Glade of Fairy Tales

Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.

Koyashskoe Salt Lake

Kerch, Crimea

Koyashskoe Salt Lake

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

Land Entrance to Base

Sevastopol, Crimea

Decommissioned Soviet Sub Base

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

Ai-Petri Bridges

Yalta, Crimea

Ai-Petri Bridges

One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.

Druzhba health spa.

Yalta, Crimea

Druzhba

This space age health spa looks like a supervillain's lair.

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Located beside the Black Sea, Camp Artek is certainly picturesque.

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