I requested to our guide that we made a stop here and the group of us 3 explored the museum. The traditional huts and shelters were very interesting as was the water mill. We walked into several stunning tranquil lake views and saw some local fisherman across the water next to an old school Russian automobile. The souvenir stalls here are pretty good and I did most of my souvenir buying here. A few friendly cats roaming the grounds too. The souvenir area looked like a film set from the Wild West! The buildings were well made and the museum is very pleasant to visit in June weather. I got some great photos and it was well worth the visit. Beware the squat toilets ;)
787sallyb
If you want to see how Siberians lived centuries ago, spend time at this amazing outdoor museum where old school rooms, homes, churches, farming equipment and more can be viewed as you move from one exhibit to the next. You will learn how they heated their homes in the bitter Siberian winter, how they preserved food, took saunas, and cared for their limited clothing (from best clothing for weddings to everyday wear). The day our Trans-Siberian Train tour group visited there were several groups of school children running around, which made the visit all the more fun. Really a great museum.
RheaJeena
This is an amazing little village that allows us a glimpse into what life was like many hundred years ago.
andreat546
This open air museum was great fun. We spent about two hours looking around, which was not enough. The exhibits are fun to enter and see how Siberians lived (and still live). There is a restaurant on site which serves traditional Siberian fare.
Green-sea4
It's located outside of city (40 km away) on the way to Listvyanka village and Baikal. It consists of wooden buildings that were typical in the region few centuries ago. You can go inside some of the houses and see the interior of Russian "izba" and village school etc. There are exhibitions in some houses. There's a cafe on the territory of museum, as well as souvenir stalls. Allow at least an hour to see everything as it's quite big territory. Personally, I really like the museum.
MosseTurku
This open air museum is situated en route between Irkuts and Lake Baikal, a few kilometers before you get to the lake. It's absolutely worth the visit and is absolutely no "turist trap" but an attempt to preserve the old Siberian, Pre-Russian architecture. It gives you a picture how people used to live and survive in this wilderness. The old buildings have been saved from different parts of Siberia, some of them were rescued when the water in river Angara rose due to the built hydropower plant. They still have several buildings that haven't been raised yet due to funding problems. This is a place that you can either walk through quickly in about one hour or take a guided tour that gives you an deeper understanding of the buildings and the history around them. I really recommend that you do. Don't expect to find an English speaking guide though. You can bring your own food with you and have a pic nic on site or by something from the small bar. There's also a Mongolian Yurta that sells all kind of odd stuff, everything from socks of Camel hair to small metallic bowls that you place on a part of your body that needs relaxation. Then you turn a wooden stick around the rim of the bowl which starts to vibrate and causes the relaxation.
MildredR_13
This wooden museum seemed just that - flat, stilted - doubt these are original buildings - felt fake - made-up - was with friend, tour guide and tour driver going from Irkutsk to Lake Baikal and glad we didn't spend much time there - seemed like kind of a tourist trap - with all the absolutely authentic beautiful fascinating landmarks that Russia had to offer, why would anyone stop there?
Dale56
Whilst at Lake Baikal we had the chance to visit the Taltsy Museum. It was overcast, then wet when we arrived but we enjoyed every minute. The recreated buildings and artifacts (old toys, a huge gun in the watchtower, the school room with old desks and an ancient globe etc) all well worth a look.
uksonal
To see how people used to live in Siberia, you can see this place. It focuses on Russians not on indigenious people. A guide shall better tell you what is what, or it is only wooden buildings.