Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure #3: Discovering Novosibirsk's Hidden Charms

Well, I'm not gonna lie there is a lot to say about the Novosibirsk city. Maybe there are some awesome tourist attractions, but I wasn't able to find them. Meet the city where there was so much to do that we drove to the end of town to see a sausage monument and we even though it was fun. This is my third Trans-Siberian railway article, read also about the Moscow and Yekaterinburg.

Yeah, that's right, the sausage monument. But before we will get to that, I will try to describe a few more conventional tourist attractions.

The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre

The first thing you will probably see after getting to the city center will be the symbol of Novosibirsk - the opera and the ballet theatre. It's the largest theatre in whole Russia, including famous Moscow Bolshoi Theatre.

There are some legends, that Soviet government built under the Opera a huge bomb shelter or even a whole underground city.

There is even an urban tale saying that there is an artificial underground lake beneath the Novosibirsk opera building that could be used as a drinking water's reserve. However, there is no evidence about any of these legends.

Novosibirsk Zoo

The Novosibirsk Zoo is known for breeding big cats, like tigers and lions. Bengal tigress and African lion seems to feel good in the Siberian climate. If you want to visit the Zoo, it's open seven days a week.

Novosibirsk Underground and Train Station

Either Train Station nor the Underground are not the tourist attractions worth to go especially to see it, but while visiting the city it's worth to pay attention to them. While being in the Novosibirsk Train Station Seyatel, it's nice to visit placed near the locomotive museum, where you can find more than 100 steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, and carriages, reflecting the history of rail transportation in Russia from pre-revolutionary times to the present day. 

The Novosibirsk metro was built in some of the most unforgiving conditions as the land in this area is often frozen throughout the year. You should definitely visit the ultramodern Gagarinskaya station because it looks like a cosmos station or a rocket.

The Sausage Monument

Here we are! My most favorite Novosibirsk tourist attraction. After visiting train station (we got off from the Transsiberian train), visiting the Lenin Square with the Opera building and seeing Zoo, we got out of ideas what to see, so we get for a coffee and start to search for some attractions on the internet. The most interesting place was the sausage monument. So we found the bus and got to the opposite part of the city just to see it and make some fun.

Conclusion

Novosibirsk is important place on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, as it's an unofficial capital of Siberia. There are a few things you can see or visit here, but in my opinion spending here one day is totally enough. There are more interesting places ahead, so don't stay here too long.

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