Irkutsk, Russia
Иркутск
Irkutsk is a regional capital of 623,869 people in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1661.
Why visit Irkutsk
Townapedia lists 126 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 217 places to eat, 53 places to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Театр-студия «Театр Пилигримов», Baikal State University, Irkutsk Regional Historic Memorial Decembrists' Museum and Музей истории города Иркутска имени А.М. Сибирякова.
Weather in Irkutsk
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About Irkutsk
Irkutsk is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 587,891 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is the 25th-largest city in Russia by population, the fifth-largest in the Siberian Federal District, and one of the largest cities in Siberia.
From the Wikipedia article Irkutsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Irkutsk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do11
Irkutsk State Medical University
School · 2.5 km
University in Irkutsk, Russia
Museums and landmarks126
Irkutsk Regional Historic Memorial Decembrists' Museum
Museum · 1.3 km
10 переулок Волконского
Tu-Su 10:00-18:00
Музей истории города Иркутска имени А.М. Сибирякова
Museum · 0.7 km
Здание построено в 1883-1885 гг. для благотворительной начальной школы для детей обоего пола
16А улица Франк-Каменецкого, Иркутск
Museum of Vintage motorcycles and Antiques of USSR
Museum · 2.0 km
Mo-Su 10:00-19:00
Open in Google Maps · +7 3952 93 95 95;+7 3952 93 16 34;+7 3952 40 40 48
Иркутский областной краеведческий музей
Museum · 1.6 km
13 улица Карла Маркса, Иркутск
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114 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes217
Унга
Cafe · Russian, Regional, Oriental · 0.9 km
Позная Унга - кафе бурятской кухни
12/1 улица Октябрьской Революции, Иркутск
Mo-Su 09:30-21:00
Siberian loft bar
Restaurant · Авторская, Сибирская, Дальневосточная, Вегетарианская, Веганская · 1.7 km
7А улица Свердлова, Иркутск
17:00-02:00
205 more on the map.
Where to stay53
Churches and places of worship16
Знаменская церковь
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.6 km
14 Ангарская улица, Иркутск
Иркутский евангелическо-лютеранский приход Святой Марии
Church · Lutheran · 1.5 km
14Б Российская улица, Иркутск
Римско-Католический приход успения Богородицы
Church · Catholic · 0.8 km
1 улица Сухэ-Батора, Иркутск
Спасо-Преображенский храм
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.2 km
1А переулок Волконского
Харлампиевский Михайло-Архангельский храм
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.8 km
59 улица 5-й Армии, Иркутск
Shopping72
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries23
Иркутский государственный лингвистический университет (ИГЛУ, ин. яз.)
School · 1.1 km
8А улица Ленина
Областная специальная библиотека для слепых
Library · 1.7 km
30 улица Степана Разина, Иркутск
Healthcare37
Map of Irkutsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Irkutsk Airport (IKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Dzerzhinsk 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Markova 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Pivovarikha 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Smolenshchina 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Novolisikha 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Shelekhov 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Pad’ Mel’nichnaya 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Baklashi 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Meget 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Angarsk 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Openverse (see each image): photos
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Иркутск. Нижняя Набережная, Fanzuga, Public domain
- Irkutsk, Wooden house, Wooden windows, Russia, Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- RU Irkutsk Ushakovka River, Alexander Klink, CC BY 4.0
- Lignodomo en Irkutsk 001, Petr Adam Dohnálek, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz
- Irkutsk, komrad Kuibishev - panoramio, Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bolsheviks kill the Royal Family, Irkutsk Cathedral - panoramio, Raki_Man, CC BY 3.0
- Pravoberezhnyy okrug, Irkutsk, Irkutskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (17), Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of the Epiphany in Irkutsk (September 2025) - 0 1, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Angara River from Irkutsk, miketnorton, CC BY 2.0
- Buildings in Irkutsk (September 2025) - 0 16, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kostel in Irkutsk (September 2025) - 0, Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Собор Непорочного Сердца Божией Матери (Иркутск) 002, Petr Adam Dohnálek, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz
- Байкальский государственный университет, Borodinaanna, CC BY 4.0
- ISLU 01, Egor Kurlyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RU Irkutsk Church of the Holy Mandylion, Alexander Klink, CC BY 4.0
- Church of the Epiphany (Irkutsk), Baikalsky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Знаменский монастырь. Иркутск., Алексей Задонский, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Иркутская соборная мечеть, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Иркутск. Дом Волконского, Fanzuga, Public domain
- Иркутск. Краеведческий музей 3, Fanzuga, Public domain
- Art museum, Zinaida experimenter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Иркутск. Московские ворота, Fanzuga, Public domain
- Irkutsk Cинагога (дом еврейского общества), Suzko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Уцирка - panoramio, salech hcelas, CC BY 3.0
- Иркутск. Памятник основателям Иркутска, Fanzuga, Public domain
- Памятник Колчаку, Atomexpert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Синагога в Иркутске, Tatiana Kuzniecowa Wiensko, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Бывш шк Кладищевой. Иркутск 01, AlPot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Р. Ангара - panoramio, Stranneek, CC BY 3.0
- Памятник Топографам ( Иркутск), Argeon1980, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Untitled - panoramio (118), Serj Kras, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дом 11 по Франк-Каменецкого. Вид спереди. Иркутск, AlPot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Речной трамвайчик Сокол - panoramio, Дмитрий Морозов, CC BY 3.0
- B. Sierzputowski na ganku domu przy ul. Miasnoj w Irkucku, Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник учителю, Real av6, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Знаменский собор - panoramio, Yuri Getanov, CC BY 3.0
- Монастырь РПЦ, Иркутск, 16 января 2013, UncleMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Монастырь РПЦ, Иркутск, 16 января 2013 (2), UncleMartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Фотография Луны, Aleksandr Klyusilov, CC BY 4.0
- Желябова 25а, Shmatkov dmitriy, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lenin Statue in Irkutsk, miketnorton, CC BY 2.0
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