Abai Museum

• Central Park

  Do

  Rather neglected, but a possible outdoor venue for some exercise or relaxation.

  Hours

  ~06:00-23:00

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• Victory Park

  Do

  A place to check out some tanks and patriotic statues.

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Museums

• Dostoyevsky Museum

  See

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky Literature Museum or Литературно-мемориальный музей Ф.М. Достоевского

  A little place of remembrance where Dostoyevsky lived under exile from 1857-1859. Is best if you know a little Kazakh or Russian though.

  Hours

  Mon-Sat 09ː00-18ː00

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• East Kazakhstan Regional Museum of Fine Arts

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  Museum of the Nevzorov Family or Музей Семьи Невзоровых

  The largest art museum in Kazakhstan, over 3500 artworks.

  Hours

  Tue-Sat 10ː00-17ː30

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Architecture

• Jamyshevskie Vorota

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  This gate is all that's left of a seven-chamber fortress that was erected in Semey in 1718 by order of Peter I.

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• Silnee Smerti

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  Stronger Than Death Memorial

  to the victims of nuclear testing

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