Shchelokovsky Khutor Museum of Wooden Architecture
Щёлоковский хутор
An open-air museum in a forest park, where wooden churches, farmhouses and windmills from across the region have been relocated.
Shchelokovsky Khutor is a large forest park south of the city. Its open-air museum displays 18th- and 19th-century wooden churches, farmhouses, barns and windmills relocated from across the region. Some farmhouses can be entered to see traditional household items. The park has lakes and trails, making it good for a half-day summer outing, and in winter you can go cross-country skiing. The park is free, but entering the museum buildings costs extra. It takes about 30 minutes by bus from downtown.
Opening hours
Park open all day; museum approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
- Kashirin House (Gorky Childhood Museum)
- Arsenal Centre for Contemporary Art
- Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
- Rukavishnikov Estate
- Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
- Upper Volga Embankment
- Chkalov Stairs