EcoMuseum — Attraction in Karagandy

If you don't speak Kazak, it would be best to request an English language tour a few days before your visit. The museum has a large variety of items and most are labeled in Kazak. However, even using an app like Google translate to read the labels, you still can't follow the story that the museum wants to tell. I did not have a tour guide, but I imagine that if I did, my experience would have been much more fulfilling. Entrance fee is 250 Tenge (~$0.50) for adults as...

Stupendously good. I would travel to Kazakhstan just for this museum. Come for the rocket that crashed in someone's backyard; stay for the ecological displays, the junk they found in the desert, and a really good cat.

We got an English tour from Anna, who was amazing, and clearly cared deeply about everything she was showing us. You should book ahead if you want an...

This free museum in central Karaganda is a hidden treasure. Although it's very small, it's full of unique art, old technological artifacts, and information about ecology in the region. Since it's so small and quiet, it doesn't take much time to see everything. Highly...