The main attractions of Zheleznovodsk are, of course, its healing waters . Most of the sources The city is concentrated on Mount Zheleznaya, in the Spa Park . Many sources used to be open and visited, but now you can drink mineral water from three: Smirnovsky, Slavyanovsky and Lermontovskiy . All three sources are easy to find in the park thanks to the cute pump room, but the most popular and decorative features Slavyanovsky . It is characterized by a beautiful pavilion with a semicircular gallery on the area . It is also close to the source is tsvetomuzykalny fountain with sculpted eagle .

Cascade staircase is considered a decoration Resort Park. It was built in 1935, starts from the color music fountain and ends in the lower park. From the top of the stairs a wonderful view opens up. Today the water does not flow on the stairs, as it was planned earlier, but it is decorated with flower beds.

In the same resort park you can see the main architectural sights of Zheleznovodsk . Main of them is considered the Pushkin Gallery, an elegant building of the summer theater, built of metal and glass . At one time in the gallery were such celebrities as Komissarzhevskaya and Utesov . Today the gallery part is used exactly as a theater where there are music concerts and events, and some as an exhibition space for local artists . Another well-known building of Zheleznovodsk - the palace of the Emir of Bukhara . It was actually built for the emir, who, however, was not destined to live in it . @ The Palace is distinguished by the elegance of the finishes, the preserved mosaic patterns in the oriental style, the carved wooden balconies and terraces . A similar building belongs to the Ostrovsky baths . It was also given the features of the oriental style, but today the baths are closed to visit .

In essence the egg is a stone sculpture decorated with zodiac signs, with which a pleasant urban legend is associated. Other interesting sculptures of the park are the eagle at the foot of the Cascade staircase; a statue of "Pushkin at Sea" in a garden, named after the poet, copying a similar one in the Pushkin Gallery; The statue of Lermontov in Lermontov Square.

If you pay attention first of all to natural beauties, then, of course, it is worth starting from the surrounding mountains . The healing (or Spa) park on Mount Zheleznaya is very picturesque and natural: it is not separated from the dense beautiful forest covering the slopes of the mountain . In addition to the resort park, the mountain is famous for its excellent terrenkur - the road for walking on the slopes . It is possible to climb to the top or turn right to the neighboring mountain - Razvalka . It is notable for several objects; first of all - the grotto of the Eternal Frozen, where in the middle of summer the temperature is kept around 0 ° C . Also on the mountain Razvalka you can see the cave of an ancient person .

This is an artificial reservoir, created in the 1950s, and from its shores a wonderful view of the Razvalka mountain opens. Swim in the lake is prohibited, but you can ride on catamarans and boats - for example, swim or reach the bridge to a small islet, located in the center. In the summer it is usually occupied by those who wish to sunbathe.

Other buildings of the city include the railway station building, the Memory Park, the monument to Lenin and the post office .. To lovers of small and strange sights, you can advise you to find a stone in the resort park that fell from Mount Zheleznaya (one-and-a-half meter boulder, surrounded by a square with a public garden), a bas-relief depicting a mountain goat (on a terrenkur around the mountain, at an altitude of 700 m) and photograph all road signs the same terrenkure - they are made in the form of some kind of sculpture such as the famous "grandfathers", the pillars with the names of the works of Lermontov or lambs-lambs .