Worth a Detour
Gorky Park
The city's oldest park, along the river, with a Ferris wheel and rides for children.
US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for rides
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Frunze Street 2, MinskDirections
- Getting There
- Ploshcha Peramohi metro station.
Why Go
Laid out in 1800 as a governor's garden, the park follows the Svislach through the center, with shady paths, boats in summer and a Ferris wheel looking over Independence Avenue.
Nearby in Minsk
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