Though it's far from the centre, pine-fringed Hotel Ontario lets you wake to singing birds rather than honking horns. Rooms are small, modern and carpeted, but cosy with plank walls that smell of cedar. There's a restaurant on-site. It's a R250 taxi ride, or bus 25 stops nearby – get off at the Borisovka Pervaya stop.
Hotel Ontario
Yakutsk
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
0.83 MILES
At Permafrost Kingdom, two neon-lit tunnels burrowed into a permanently frozen hill have been filled with dozens of fabulous, never-melting ice sculptures…
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26.64 MILES
This popular zoo is some distance from Yakutsk, but it's well worth the trouble of getting out here if you're interested in the fascinatingly hardy fauna…
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Yakutsk Regional History Museum
3.67 MILES
A good place to delve deeper into Sakha culture, the Regional History Museum contains local minerals, information on the region’s first Russian settlers…
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3.25 MILES
If time is limited, don't miss this excellent museum, with Sakha-themed exhibits covering local craftmaking traditions (mammoth tusk carvings, reindeer…
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3.4 MILES
This mid-19th-century church with gorgeous golden domes in Yakutsk's old town is the city's most attractive.
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Archaeology & Ethnography Museum
2.58 MILES
These two separately run museums are in the same building; sadly, neither enjoys the luxury of signage in English. On the bottom three floors you'll find…
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2.73 MILES
Khomus (Jew’s harps) play a big part in Sakha culture. Concerts occur year-round, when performers imitate natural sounds such as a horse neighing. The…
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Treasury of the Sakha Republic
3.35 MILES
Pay a visit to this unique museum for a look at Yakutia's rich mineral wealth combined with fine craft traditions. You'll see exquisite carvings in…
Nearby Yakutsk attractions
0.83 MILES
At Permafrost Kingdom, two neon-lit tunnels burrowed into a permanently frozen hill have been filled with dozens of fabulous, never-melting ice sculptures…
2. Melnikov Permafrost Institute
1.81 MILES
True permafrost nerds might check out the Permafrost Institute, about 2km west of the city centre. It has a lab that stays a constant –6°C, but high…
2.58 MILES
Despite its rather exciting-sounding name, this one-room museum is rather a let-down due to its total lack of signage in English. On the plus side, there…
4. Archaeology & Ethnography Museum
2.58 MILES
These two separately run museums are in the same building; sadly, neither enjoys the luxury of signage in English. On the bottom three floors you'll find…
2.73 MILES
Khomus (Jew’s harps) play a big part in Sakha culture. Concerts occur year-round, when performers imitate natural sounds such as a horse neighing. The…
3.19 MILES
Vlad Ilych still stands on Yakutsk's main square doing a particularly directional pose.
3.25 MILES
If time is limited, don't miss this excellent museum, with Sakha-themed exhibits covering local craftmaking traditions (mammoth tusk carvings, reindeer…
8. Treasury of the Sakha Republic
3.35 MILES
Pay a visit to this unique museum for a look at Yakutia's rich mineral wealth combined with fine craft traditions. You'll see exquisite carvings in…