Founded in 1661 by the Cossack chieftain Yakov Pokhabov. Irkutsk is included in 10 most visited places in Russia. It is true that it has a lot of tourist attractions. The city has about 700 historic-cultural monuments, 100 of which are of national significance.
The Decembrist Museum, monument to the Emperor Alexander the Third, the Convent of the Holy Sign, Vladimir Sukachev’s mansion, the Church of Our Savoir, the Church of the Epiphany, the Polish Cathedral, the House of Europe.
Irkutsk Regional Museum of Local Lore, Irkutsk Academic Drama Theater “ Okhlopkova” , Irkutsk Regional Musical Theater named after N. M. Zagursky, Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic Society, “History” cafe, “ Chickeast” grill bar, “Broadway” bar-restaurant, 130th quarter with numerous shops, restaurants and cafes, Ferris wheel on horseback island, shopping and entertainment center "ComsoMALL", shopping and entertainment center "Modny Kvartal", cinema "Barguzin", pier on Gagarin Boulevard - a boat ride, pier "Raketa" - a water excursion along the Circum-Baikal Railway.
Shopping and entertainment center "ComsoMall", "Modny Kvartal", “SilverMall”, multifunctional shopping center «Novyi»