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Unusual Attractions in Minsk

Minsk KFC

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

National Library of Belarus

Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.

Cat Museum

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

Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

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

Museum of Stones

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

Isle of Tears

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Slepianskaya Waterway System

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

Fountain of Three Storks

A sculpture of graceful storks sits atop this fountain in Independence Square.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Minsk

Minsk KFC

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

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Chernobyl, Minsk, and Belarusian Celebrations

Visit the private residence of exiled former Ukrainian president, explore the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and celebrate one of the largest military parades in the world.

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