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11 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Minsk, Belarus

Updated June 8, 2023

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Minsk KFC

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

The Cat Museum.

Minsk, Belarus

Cat Museum

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

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National Library of Belarus

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

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Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

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

Minsk, Belarus

Isle of Tears

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

The Museum of Stones mimics the shape and topography of Belarus.

Minsk, Belarus

Museum of Stones

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

Loshitsa Manor Front View

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Loshitsa Manor and Park

A window into the luxurious lives led by the landed gentry of Minsk before the 1917 Revolution.

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