Gallery of dolls and puppet miniatures in Myshkin

Yaroslavskaya obl. Myshkin st. Ananinskaya etc. 1

 Attractions Myshkina Among the less official sights, we can not fail to mention the Gallery of dolls and puppet miniatures by Olga Pavlycheva. The gallery, as a rule, is not included in official excursions, however it is definitely worth a visit. All puppets and miniatures are made by hand, with great care and love, and the results of labor are already adorned with many houses not only in Russia but abroad.

Mouse Museum

Myshkin, ul. Uglichskaya, 19 and 21

 Sightseeing Myshkina On the ledge of the Nikolskaya Gora in an old house is located the world's only mouse museum, replenished from around the world from Japan to the US and from France to India. The famous mouse museum is a part of the Myshkin Folk Museum complex. In the office of the mouse king, you will receive a commemorative ticket, which is stamped with a mouse kingdom.

Myshkin Samohod Museum

g. Myshkin Str. Uglichskaya, 21

 Sights Myshkina Museum of unique equipment "Myshkinsky Samohod" offers to see in action and touch with their own hands the legendary cars "polutorku", "funnels" and "jeeps", a variety of equipment - from steam engines to aircraft turbines. Photography behind the wheel of an antique car or the steering wheel of a river ship is an excellent souvenir to commemorate Myshkin.

Museum of Petr Smirnov

Myshkin, ul. Uglichskaya, 21

 Sights Myshkina Another museum, which must be visited in Myshkin, is a museum of Peter Smirnov. It can not be that you do not hear about this man: Peter Smirnov - the creator of the famous Smirnov vodka. The famous mouse made a dizzying career in his day, moving from a simple peasant to a millionaire

Museum "Orthodox Myshkin"

Yaroslavl region, Myshkin, Nikolskaya sq., 5

 Sights Myshkina In front of the St. Nicholas Cathedral is the museum "Orthodox Myshkin", also called the Kurov Center or the Nikola Museum. It was created by one person - S.V. Kurov, who collected unique archaeological finds from the Volga coast. A significant part of the exposition is devoted to the Orthodox history of the city, thanks to which the Kurov Center was recognized as the most unique museum in the Yaroslavl region.

Nikolsky Cathedral

Yaroslavskaya obl. Myshkin, Nikolskaya Square

 Sights Myshkina Nicholas Cathedral - the oldest stone church in Myshkin. It was built in 1766, in the 19th century it was significantly rebuilt. Then in the 30s of the 20th century the bell tower near the temple was demolished, and he himself was beheaded - the cathedral did not manage to avoid the sad fate of most of the churches in Russia. For a long time there was a cinema in its building, now it is a functioning winter temple.

The farmstead of merchant Chistov

Yaroslavskaya obl. Myshkin st. Nikolskaya (Pushkina), 18-20

 Attractions Myshkina The most beautiful building in the city is the main house of the estate of the merchant Chistov the elder. An imposing mansion with a mezzanine on all sides the house is girded with a molded cornice, the first floor windows are decorated with masks. It houses the Opochininsky Library, founded in 1875 by the nobleman Opochinin. Thanks to him in Myshkin in one of the first among the cities of Yaroslavl Province appeared a public library.

Uspensky Cathedral of Myshkina

Yaroslavskaya obl. Myshkin, Uspensky Square

 Sights Myshkina On a hill there is a grand Uspensky Cathedral built in the 19th century. On its bell tower you can climb to explore the surrounding area (entrance fee). Inside, it is no less remarkable: the paintings are made using the "illusory architecture" reception: the walls are painted under columns and cornices, pilasters and arches crowned with a balustrade appeared at the dome drum.

Once, Prince Fyodor Mikhailovich Mstislavsky settled himself on the beach the Volga River. The prince's dream was interrupted by a mouse running over his face. The prince was furious, but found that the small rodent had involuntarily warned him about the creeping snake-this is the legend of the origin of the name of the city of Myshkin.

Since then, the mouse not only adorns the coat of arms of the city, but is its main attraction . On the ledge of Nikolskaya mountains in an old house housed the world's only mouse museum .The exhibits come to the museum from around the world from Japan to the USA and from France to India . You will see mice-kigolyubov (in the museum there is a huge library of mouse themes, in which books are stored in dozens of languages ​​of the world), mice - cartoon characters, travel mice , mice donated to the museum by famous people . In the office of the mouse king you will receive a commemorative ticket, which is stamped with a mouse kingdom .
On the ledge of Nikolskoy mountain in the old house there is the world's only mouse museum. Exhibits enter the museum from around the world from Japan to the US and from France to India.

Another museum that must be visited in Myshkin is the Peter Smirnov Museum. It can not be that you do not hear about this man. Petr Smirnov is the creator of the famous Smirnovka vodka

The famous mouse made a dizzying career in his day, passing from a simple peasant to a millionaire.

The program of visiting the museum of Russian "vodka Napoleon" includes, of course, the tasting of a famous drink, and also gatherings for the samovar and master classes of the best Russian pancake-maker.

Another Marshkin's brightest attraction is Myshkin Samohod, a museum of unique equipment. Visitors can see in action and touch their own hands the legendary cars "lorry", "funnel" and "jeep", a variety of equipment - from steam engines to aircraft turbines. A picture behind the wheel of an antique car or the steering wheel of a river ship will be an excellent souvenir to commemorate Myshkin.