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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Minsk

11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Minsk, Belarus

Updated June 8, 2023

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Minsk KFC

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
The Cat Museum.

Minsk, Belarus

Cat Museum

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

Minsk, Belarus

National Library of Belarus

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
It is a private residence but the building can be seen from the outside.

Minsk, Belarus

Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.

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Isle of Tears

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.
The Museum of Stones mimics the shape and topography of Belarus.

Minsk, Belarus

Museum of Stones

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.
Loshitsa Manor Front View

Minsk, Belarus

Loshitsa Manor and Park

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.
The cascade near the Voskhod (Vostok) One neighborhood, features concrete diving piers. Signs remind parkgoers not to dive or swim in the stream

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Slepianskaya Waterway System

A system of constructed rapids and concrete waterfalls in a linear park on the Slepnya River.
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