Kimrskiy rayon combines an active protected area with Tupolev memorial sites and the Gadov Museum. Nature, biographical history, and museum offerings provide different focal points for planning your trip.
Nature and Protected Area
The Kimrsky State Comprehensive Wildlife Sanctuary is an active state protected area of regional significance in Kimrskiy Rayon. It was established on July 21, 1975. Check the sanctuary’s operating restrictions before visiting.
Tupolev Memorial Sites and the Gadov Museum
Aircraft designer A. N. Tupolev was born in 1888 at the site of the former village of Pustomazovo, where he spent his childhood. A monument commemorates him; a memorial complex features a fragment of the Tupolev family estate. If you plan to visit Pustomazovo, check in advance whether visits are possible.
The Gadov Museum offers excursions and entertainment programs. Contact the museum to arrange a visit.
More Nature Experiences in Tver Oblast
In the broader destination of Tver Oblast, the Central Forest Reserve offers a range of nature experiences. Guided tours are available on the “Tayny Okovskogo lesa” and “Lesnaya azbuka” ecological trails. Visitors use their own vehicles for the excursion to the “Staroselskiy mokh” raised bog. The formats differ: guided tours are offered on the trails, while visitors use their own vehicles for the bog excursion.
The “Boloto Staroselskiy mokh” ecological education trail passes through a picturesque raised bog with expansive open areas completely covered in moss and unusual plants. If you are considering a longer hike in Tver Oblast, you can take the route to the “Barsuchikha” cordon as a day hike or stay overnight in a forest cabin. Along the way, you will see southern taiga forest and a raised bog. The overnight option differs from the day hike by including a stay in the forest cabin; check booking details in advance.
The Central Forest Reserve’s visitor center is located on the grounds of its central estate and provides information about the organization’s history and structure, a regular exhibition of children’s artwork, and a gift shop. The reserve’s natural history museum showcases the protected area’s main ecosystems and the species that live there; one hall is dedicated to scientific research. Thus, the Central Forest Reserve focuses both on information about the organization and on exhibitions about nature and research.
Culture in Tver Oblast
In Torzhok, also in Tver Oblast, the “Verkhneye gorodishche” archaeological monument is located in the historic center. It is a monument of federal significance and a tourist attraction. The Novotorzhskiy Borisoglebskiy monastyr in Torzhok was founded in 1038 and is among Russia’s oldest Orthodox monasteries.
The “Blin s Pripyokom” and “Kuzminki v Torzhke” festivals are held annually at the Novotorzhskiy kreml. If a festival is the reason for your trip, check the date for the year you wish to visit. Another destination in the broader region of Tver Oblast is Nilova Pustyn: the monastery is located on Stolobny Island and is a center of religious and pilgrimage tourism.
Discover more destinations: Novoye Akatovo, Yuminskoye, Morshchikhino, Kreva, Selizharovskiy rayon, Kalyazinskiy rayon, Oleninsky District, Andreapolsky District.
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