Independence Square
reviewed by Mitsy
from United States
on May.21.2010

"We always met up here before heading out. The fountain and square can steal hours from you!"

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by John
from Finland
on Mar.28.2010

"I was on a tour to Chernobly with my hostel i Kiev and after that I was at this Chernobyl Museum you get a lot of info and you dont realy need to go to the real thing as this Museum is very good. But if you guys want to go her is a link regards Jon http://www.hostelukraine.com/en/tours/chernobyl-tour235.html"

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by Sam
from United States
on Mar.02.2010

"I was really glad that we visited the Chernobyl museum while traveling through Kiev in 2009. It was both incredibly informative and deeply touching. As many of the others who have written reviews complained about the lack of English material, I thought that this suggestion might be helpful; You can take an audio tour in English. It just costs an extra 2 or 3 dollars and you get a walky-talky like device with headphones that thoroughly explains everything in each station. You simply key in which station you have come to, and it begins giving you the "tour" of that station, including explanation of signs, documents, and personal letters written in Russian or Ukrainian. Doing this will completely solve the language problem and makes the museum well worth visiting!"

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by Tip Ruhlin
from United States
on Aug.23.2009

" I agree with what previous reviewers have said about language problems and the obscurity of the museum. Fortunately, I had the good luck to go there with a bilingual guide who not only took us through the museum, but brought along a first responder to tell us about his experiences. 75% of his coworkers are dead and he has health problems. In the museum is a tapestry of an old woman and the child. If you look closely, you will see that the wrinkles on her face are words (in English) woven into the fabric. The more you understand about the disaster the better you can understand its consequences. For one, it was a very big nail in the coffin of the Soviet Communist regime. Also, if you are managing a complex system and safety is not your first priority, someone will die. This is a lesson that NASA has to relearn every 20 years or so."

Kiev Pechersk Lavra
reviewed by Charles Spencer
from United Kingdom
on Apr.12.2009

"Very interesting place to visit. Just loved a exhibition of art work, which you have to look into a microscope to see, truely wonderful."

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by Melissa
from Canada
on Feb.28.2009

"An interesting museum, but it seemed to be more of a tribute to Chernobyl victims rather than a museum about the disaster itself. Almost everything is in Russian or Ukrainian (no English) so if you don't know either language it may not be worth your while to visit."

Kiev Pechersk Lavra
reviewed by Finn
from United Kingdom
on Jan.21.2009

"What an amazing place. I spent the whole day admiring this complex. A must visit when in Kiev!"

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by Mike
from United States
on Dec.24.2008

"The Chernobyl Museum can be hard to find so I will start with directions to get there through the Metro. The museum is only about two blocks from the Kontraktova Ploscha Metro stop. When you get out of the Metro take a left and walk towards the street. This is less than half a block, then a left. This is the street that has the museum. The museum is about two or three blocks down on your left. You will see some military equipment like jeeps and such in front of the museum. There aren't any big signs or anything and don't bother asking anyone on the streets. We were literally about a block away from the museum and asked someone on the street and they had no idea what we were talking about. They do have English speakings guided tours, but the information is rather limited. I would suggest watching Discovery Channel's Disaster at Chernobyl (you can watch it on YouTube) before you go if you want some better information about how the accident happened."

Independence Square
reviewed by Josh
from United States
on Mar.13.2008

"independence square is one of the worlds greatest squares. i didn't expect to see such an impressive space in kiev. you could sit here all day and see what is going down. fantastic"

Kiev Pechersk Lavra
reviewed by Siobhan
from Ireland
on Oct.24.2007

"The Lavra Caves Monasteries were deeply moving. All in all it was great to find such a rich culture as Ukrainian culture here in Kiev. I'll be back!"

Chernobyl Museum
reviewed by Big D
from United Kingdom
on Jul.02.2007

"interesting museum. Staff didn't speak much English, and the whole experience was typical East bloc dusty old museum, but the photos were a real insight for someone, like me, who didn't know much about the Chornobyl disaster before they visited"