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KYIV DESTINATION: The Kyiv Aviation Museum

Ukriane builds the world's largest airplane, so it's fitting that the Aviation Museum in Kyiv is also one of the six biggest in the world. It is located next to the Zhuliany airport, so is also a good place to see planes take off and land. For the first time tourist it is best reached by taxi, although a bus service outside the entrance does go to a nearby metro station.

 The museum is a collection of mainly planes and jets from the Soviet era. So if you like MiGs, Antonovs and Tupolevs, then this is the place for you. The museum is slowly expanding with a new factuality that just displays engines. It is run by the National Aviation University in Kyiv.

The entrance fee is quite low, but there are additional tickets to buy if you want to go inside some of the planes. Each costs about 30 cents additionally. One shown above includes pilots clothing from the 1920s to present day.
There is a cafe and souvenir shop on site and do go and see the photographic exhibition in the public toilets. The display shows airplane toilets through the ages. It's in the entrance, so available to all.

What other aviation locations do you know in Kyiv?
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