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The Jackson 5 First National Tour

The Jackson 5 First National Tour  was the group's first tour of America. After having made 1969 appearances with  Diana Ross & The Supremes  at The Forum, and Yvonne Fair in Gary, Indiana, the tour began in Philadelphia with their first official full-length Motown  concert. Two concerts were supported by Jerry Butler and Rare Earth in San Francisco and Los Angeles (Ike & Tina Turner had been scheduled to appear).

In an interview, Michael told  Soul  Magazine about the tour, "In San Francisco and Los Angeles, it looked like the walls were falling the way hundreds of them, the girls, came at the stage all together; but we have to practice getting away too, so we're ready to drop everything and run. Jermaine dropped his guitar and took off at the Forum concert. We can always get a new guitar for him, but he'd be kinda hard to replace. It's too bad really, 'cause we can't finish the show the way we rehearsed. We always have to run off stage, and we can't thank the audience and stuff, you know the way we'd really like too, we just have to run away."

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Background [ ]

The tour was announced in April 1970 by  Berry Gordy Jr.  and Joe Jackson . During the group's May 10, 1970 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Ed Sullivan announced the group would begin a summer tour of one-nighters at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 7. However, outside of the two June concerts in California, they would not appear there or at any venue until October.

They toured with only four band instruments, Ronnie Rancifer on the organ/keyboard, Johnny Jackson on drums, Tito on lead guitar, and Jermaine on bass.

Song repertoire [ ]

• I Want You Back
• Feelin' Alright (cover of the Three Dog Night version)
• Who's Lovin' You
• I'll Be There
• Mama's Pearl
• Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
• Can You Remember?
• There Was a Time
• It's Your Thing
• I Found That Girl
• Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
• Walk On (an instrumental rendition of Isaac Hayes' "Walk On By")
• The Love You Save

These songs are found in the 1970 tour booklet as The Jackson 5's repertoire ("Songs that's expected to be performed in their performance") for the tour. The set list included songs from the albums Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, ABC (album) and Third Album. They sang some songs that were not recorded in the studio, such as Hum A Song (From Your Heart), or ones that the group recorded but did not release, like Feelin' Alright.

Although these are the usual songs performed in their set, they often performed different songs. For example, at the concert in Jacksonville, they performed Darling Dear and I Want to Take You Higher. The first 5 songs were always the same, as listed above, and they always ended with Walk On and The Love You Save, except in their first 3 concerts in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Tour dates [ ]

North America

Cancellations [ ]

• 11/26/70: Buffalo, New York; Cancelled (Due to death threats being made against Michael Jackson)
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The Jackson 5 First National Tour

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The Jackson 5 First National Tour was the Jackson 5's first American concert tour.

After making appearances with Diana Ross & The Supremes at the Forum and Yvonne Fair in their hometown of Gary, Indiana, the tour began on May 2, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and ended on December 30, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Concert Background [ ]

The tour was announced in April 1970 by Berry Gordy Jr. and Joe Jackson.

During the group's May 10, 1970 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Ed Sullivan announced the group would begin a summer tour of one-nighters at New York's Madison Square Garden on July 7, 1970, but outside of the two June concerts in California, they would not appear there or at any venue until October.

They toured with only four band instruments, Ronnie Rancifer on the organ/keyboard, Johnny Jackson on drums, Tito on lead guitar and Jermaine on bass.

One concert was shared with Jerry Butler and Rare Earth in San Francisco (Tina Turner had also been scheduled to appear).

In an interview, Michael told Soul Magazine about the tour:

" In San Francisco and Los Angeles, it looked like the walls were falling the way hundreds of them, the girls, came at the stage all together; but we have to practice getting away too, so we're ready to drop everything and run. Jermaine dropped his guitar and took off at the Forum concert. We can always get a new guitar for him, but he'd be kinda hard to replace. It's too bad really, 'cause we can't finish the show the way we rehearsed. We always have to run off stage, and we can't thank the audience and stuff, you know the way we'd really like too, we just have to run away. "

Setlist [ ]

• "I Want You Back"
• "Feelin' Alright" (cover of the Three Dog Night's song)
• "Who's Lovin' You"
• "I'll Be There"
• "Mama's Pearl"
• "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
• "Yesterday"
• "Can You Remember?"
• "There Was a Time"
• "It's Your Thing"
• "I Found That Girl"
• "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (cover of Sly & the Family Stone's song)
• "Walk On" (an instrumental rendition of Isaac Hayes' song "Walk On By")
• "The Love You Save"

These songs are found in the 1970 tour booklet as The Jackson 5's repertoire (" Songs that's expected to be performed in their performance ") for the tour.

The set list included songs from the albums " Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 ," " ABC " and " Third Album ."

They sang some songs that were not recorded in the studio (such as "Hum A Song (From Your Heart") or ones that the group recorded, but didn't release (such as "Feelin' Alright").

Although these are the usual songs performed in their set, they often performed different songs. For example, at the concert in Jacksonville, they performed "Darling Dear" and "I Want to Take You Higher."

The first five songs were always the same and they always ended with "Walk On" and "The Love You Save" (except in their first three concerts in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles).

Tour Dates [ ]

Cancellations [ ].

• November 26, 1970 (Buffalo, New York): Cancelled due to death threats made against Michael Jackson
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The Jackson 5 was one of my very first experiences to pop music and not at all a bad place to start. Their 20th Century Masters was the first cd I ever owned and I still cherish it to this day. I was obsessed with the Jackson Five. I took that cd with me every where I went. The scuffs and cracks on the case are proof of it.

The music of the Jackson 5 was not the only thing that impressed me about this group. They were obviously remarkable singers, but they were also possibly the best dancers to hit the stage in the 70s. I was so inspired by their live performances that I nearly embarrassed myself in the third grade in attempting to lip synch and dance at a talent show to the song “ABC”.

I quickly learned that their is no emulating their performance. They are a one of a kind act and an inspiration to see in action. They had mastered the art of singing before they reached adulthood and even after their disbandment they continued to develop their talents to whole new levels. When the Jacksons were together they were unstoppable. They had an utterly charming stage presence and their vocal performances and choreography were impeccable. Considering they were family their was a strong feeling of universal intimacy and a precise awareness of each others strengths and weaknesses. Between the five members, the Jacksons could hit about any note possible. Tito and Jermaine were also talented musicians and played lead guitar and bass respectively. Michael had the voice of the century and could hit the highest notes in the Jackson catalogue with out the slightest waver.

The Jackson 5 set the mold for countless of pop groups to come (Boyz II Men, N’Sync etc...) and have been a huge influence on dance music of all kinds. The euro house group Justice recorded their biggest hit “D.A.N.C.E.” as a direct homage to the Jackson 5.The Jacksons still have not stopped inspiring fans and musicians and despite their disbandment their studio recordings and live performances will without a doubt stand the test of time.

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The Jackson 5 World Tour 1973-1976

Set list from April 30, 1973 in Osaka, Japan

Introduction”/”We’re Gonna Have a Good Time” 3:39 “Lookin’ Through the Windows” (Clifton Davis) 3:52 “Got to Be There” (Elliot Willensky) 3:44 Medley: “I Want You Back”/”ABC”/”The Love You Save” (The Corporation) 2:59 “Daddy’s Home” (William Miller, James Sheppard) 5:23 “Superstition” (originally by Stevie Wonder) (Stevie Wonder)

“Ben” (Don Black, Walter Scharf) 2:54 “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (originally by the Temptations) (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) 3:59 “That’s How Love Goes” (Wade Brown Jr., Johnny Bristol, David Jones, Jr.) 4:46 “Never Can Say Goodbye” (Clifton Davis) 2:21 “Ain’t That Peculiar” (originally by Marvin Gaye) (Warren “Pete” Moore, William Robinson, Bobby Rogers) 5:28 “I Wanna Be Where You Are” (Arthur “T-Boy” Ross, Leon Ware) 6:30

Set list from December 1975 in Mexico

You Were Made (Especially For Me) It’s Too Late To Change The Time Never Can Say Goodbye Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone Happy I Am Love Randy presents the band Rockin’ Robin The Life Of The Party Forever Came Today Music and Me Ben I’ll Be There Medley: I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save Tito’s Guitar Solo One Day in Your Life Michael presents the band Dancing Machine Body Language (Do The Love Dance)

Set list from February 19, 1976 in Manila Philippines

“You Were Made (Especially For Me)” “Hum Along and Dance” “Never Can Say Goodbye” “Just a Little Bit of You” “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” “Breezy” “Randy presents the band” “Rockin’ Robin” “A Life of the Party” “Forever Came Today” “Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save” “I’ll Be There” “Tito’s Guitar Solo” “What You Don’t Know” “Goin’ Back To Indiana” “Sugar Daddy” “Dancing Machine” “Body Language (Do The Love Dance)”

The Jackson 5 played over 160 concerts all over the world including Japan, Hawai, United Kingdom, South America, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, The Philippines and the West Indies over a 3-year period.

Credit goes to J5 Collector and Jackson5abc.com for the show dates.

2 March Coliseum Oklahoma City, OK United States 3 March Coliseum Monroe, LA United States 4 March Astrodome Houston, TX United States

27 April Imperial Theater Tokyo Japan 28 April Yubin Chokin Hall Hiroshima Japan 30 April Koseinankin Hall Osaka Japan 1 May Festival Hall Osaka Japan 2 May Budokan Tokyo Japan

5 May Coliseum Portland, OR United States 6 May Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA United States 18 May Spectrum Philadelphia, PA United States 19 May Hara Arena Dayton, OH United States 20 May St John Arena Columbus, OH United States

Australia & New Zealand Tour

23 June Brisbane Festival Hall Brisbane Australia 26 June Festival Hal Melbourne Australia 1 July Apollo Stadium Adelaide Australia 2 July Hordern Pavilion Sydney Austrlia 4 July Town Hall Christchurch New Zealand 5 July Athletic Park Wellington New Zealand

13 July Boston Gardens Boston, MA United States 14 July Veterans Memorial Coliseum New Haven, CT United States 15 July Civic Center Providence, RI United States 17 July Hiram Bithorn Stadium San Juan Puerto Rico

20 July Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA United States 21 July Pocono State Fair Long Pond, PA United States 22 July Madison Square Garden New York, NY United States 24 July International Amphitheater Chicago, IL United States 25 July International Amphitheater Chicago, IL United States 27 July Public Auditorium Cleveland, OH United States 28 July Olympia Stadium Detroit, MI United States 29 July Indianapolis, IN United States 3 August Coliseum, Richmond, VA United States 4 August Hampton Roads Coliseum Hampton, VA United States 5 August Civic Center Baltimore, MD United States 7 August Coliseum Greensboro, NC United States 8 August Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN United States 10 August Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC United States 11 August The Omni Atlanta, GA United States 12 August Convention Center Miami, FL United States 17 August Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN United States 18 August Kiel Auditorium St Louis, MO United States 19 August Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, IN United States 21 August Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA United States 22 August Memorial Auditorium Dallas, TX United States 24 August Cow Palace San Francisco, CA United States 25 August The Forum Los Angeles, CA United States 26 August Las Vegas, NV United States 29 August Montreal, QB Canada 31 August Ohio State Fair Columbus, OH United States 2 September International Center Arena Honolulu, HI United States

4 January Capitol Center, Largo, MD United States Senegal, Africa Tour 1 February Demba Diop Stadium Dakar Senegal 2 February Theatre National Daniel Soran Dakar Senegal 3 February Theatre National Daniel Soran Dakar Senegal

US 22 February Astrodome Houston, TX United States 7 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas United States opening night 9 – 23 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas United States 15 shows 26 April Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States 27 April Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States 28 April Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States 13 May RFK Stadium Washington, DC United States 24 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 25 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 26 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 27 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 28 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States

29 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 30 June Mill Run Theater Chicago, IL United States 8 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 9 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 10 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 11 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 12 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 13 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 14 July Circle Star Theatre San Carlos, CA United States 19 July Three Rivers Stadium Pittburgh, PA United States 20 July New Jersey State Fair Trenton, NJ United States 21 July Virginia Coliseum Richmond VA United States 26 July New York Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY United States 27 July Madison Square Garden New York, NY United States 29 July Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 30 July Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 31 July Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 1 August Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 2 August Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 3 August Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 4 August Front Row Theater Cleveland, OH United States 6 August Von Braun Civic Center Huntsville, AL United States 7 August Louisiana Auditorium New Orleans, LA United States 10 August Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO United States 11 August Municipal Auditorium United States 16 August Civic Center St. Paul, MN United States 17 August World Expo Spokane, WA United States

21 August – 3 September MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 14 shows

South America Tour

4 September – 1 October including Panama, Venezuela and Brazil South America

4 October Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States 5 October Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States 6 October Sahara Tahoe Lake Tahoe, NV United States Asian Tour 7 October – 1 November including Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines Asia

3 November Coliseum Oakland, CA United States

20 November – 3 December MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 15 shows

January West Indies 6 February Radio City Music Hal, New York, NY United States 7 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States 8 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States 9 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States 10 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States 11 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States 12 February Radio City Music Hal New York, NY United States

February 15 Kingston Jamaica

9 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 10 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 11 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 12 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 13 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 14 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 15 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 16 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 17 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 18 April MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, NV United States 30 June Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 31 June Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 1 July Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 2 July Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 3 July Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 4 July Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 5 July Nanuet Star Theater Nanuet, NY United States 1 September Mount Vernon Memorial Stadium Mount Vernon, NY United States

December : Concerts in Manila ( Philippines ) & Mexico City ( Mexico )

1976 (last concerts of the Jackson 5 with Jermaine)

13 February Folk Art Theater Manila Philippines 14 February Folk Art Theater Manila Philippines 15 February Folk Art Theater Manila Philippines 17 February Araneta Coliseum Manila Philippines 18 February Araneta Coliseum Manila Philippines 19 February Araneta Coliseum Manila Philippines

Commercial release

None of the concerts was officially released on VHS/DVD.

A live album titled “In Japan” was released on October 31, 1973 (Japan only) and on October 31, 2004 (5000 copy limited re-issue). It was recorded on April 30, 1973 in Osaka, Japan.

TV/Bottlegs/You Tube :

A concert from Mexico in december 1975 aired on TV, you can watch it on You Tube

TV performances

March 27, 1973 : Michael performs  Ben  at the Academy Awards (the song is nominated as best song for a film)

November 17, 1973 : The Jackson 5 are special guests at the Soul Train Show where they perform  Get It Together ,   Dancing Machine , You’re in Good Hands (by Jermaine),  With A child’s Heart (by Michael)  &  Don’t Say Goodbye Again.

January 5, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Get It Together & Dancing Machine  at the Bob Hope Special.

January 10, 1974 : One More Chance, a Jackson 5 TV Special is aired on CBS. The group performs  Get It Together + a medley of I Want You Back/ABC/I’ll Be There/Ben/Daddy’s Home/Never Can Say Goodbye/The Love You Save and another medley Up a Lazy River/Opus One (with the Mills Brothers)

January 30, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine  at the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.

March 11, 1974 : Michael sings  When I Grow Up with Roberta Flack  at the Free To Be… You and Me TV show.

March 16, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine  &  This Old Man/ABC  at the Carol Burnett Show. Janet makes her TV debut and performs with Randy a Sonny & Cher skit.

April 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  It’s Too Late To Change the Time & Dancing Machine  at the Mike Douglas Show.

April 4, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Let It Be, Never Can Say Goodbye & Dancing Machine  at the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

April 9, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform It’s Too Late To Change The Time &  Dancing Machine  at the  Merv Griffin Show.

April 10, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  I Want You Back/ABC  at the Sandy in Disneyland TV special.

August 19, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine  & a medley of  Killing Me Softly  with his song/By The Time I Get To Phoenix/Danny Boy at the Tonight Show with Bill Cosby.

September, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine  at the Jerry Lewis Telethon.

September 3, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine  at the Merv Griffin Show. Janet & Randy perform their Vegas skit.

September 22, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform Life Of The Party at the Sonny Comedy Revue.

October 19, 1974 : Michael performs  Whatever You Got I Want, What You Don’t Know & If I Don’t Love You This Way  at the Soul Train Show.

November 15, 1974 : The Jackson 5 perform Dancing Machine &  It’s Too Late To Change The Time  at the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

March 16, 1975 : The Jackson 5 appear on the Cher TV show.They are introduced by Janet and they perform  I Am Love + a skit called The World Is a Mess  and finally Cher joins the group to perform a medley of  I Want You Back/I’ll Be There/Never Can Say Goodbye/The Love You Save/Dancing Machine.

June 16, 1975 : The Jackson 5 performs  Moving Violation  at the Dinah Show and Janet & Randy do their  Sonny & Cher skit.

June 28, 1975 : The Jackson 5 perform  Dancing Machine ,  Moving Violation  &  Just A Little Bit Of You  (by Michael) at American Bandstand.

July 1975 : The Jackson 5 perform  Forever Came Today  &  Body Language  at the Carol Burnett Show without Jermaine!

October 5, 1975 :  The J5 perform Forever Came Today,  All I Do Is Think Of You ,  One Day In Your Life ,  Just A Little Bit Of You  &  We’ve Got Forever  at the Soul Train Show.

February 16, 1976 :  The Jacksons perform  Forever Came Today  at the Rich Little Show.

Previous tour : The Jackson 5 European Tour 1972

Next tour : The Jacksons Tour 1977

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Khabarovsk, Russia

Tours, Attractions and Things To Do in Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk travel guide.

• 1. Architecture
• 2. Attractions
• 3. Cultural life
• 4. Souvenirs

Khabarovsk, Russia fascinates visitors with its unusual heritage and fabulous untouched nature. Tourists are drawn to the native culture, eclectic architecture and mesmerizing waters in this off-the-beaten-track destination, which promises a unique and memorable vacation.

As the center of Russia’s far eastern region of Khabarovsk Krai, the city offers celebrations throughout the year which are sure to give added flair to your trip, from traditional culture days to large-scale food fests. It is easy to keep a full itinerary during your stay thanks to its many theaters, museums, restaurants, workshops and quest rooms. Guests who want a more relaxed holiday can venture into the serenity of Khabarovsk nature, including the coast of the Sea of Japan or one of the region’s many picturesque lakes .

Khabarovsk Architecture

Khabarovsk architecture surprises with its harmonious blending of varying types and styles. This is due in large part to major changes which the city underwent in the mid-19th-early 20th centuries in conjunction with developments in the political, economic, scientific and technical spheres. The search for new trends in architecture came after the death of the classicism style, which had dominated the Russian Empire and the wider world for centuries. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the practice of mixing eclectic architectural styles began to emerge, leading to an era of amazing stylistic improvisations.

During the final decades of Romanov reign, many educational institutions for architects and engineers were opened. As a result, the face of numerous Russian cities began to change rapidly. Art Nouveau - a new, modern trend that absorbed several preceding styles – had come to dominate the architectural scene.

Many Art Nouveau buildings can still be seen in central Khabarovsk. These include:

• Takeuchi apartment building (5 Muravyov-Amursky Street)
• Esplanade Hotel (18 Muravyov-Amursky Street)
• Luhta apartment building (84 Komsomolskaya Street)
• Zandau apartment building (34 Muravyov-Amursky Street)

Khabarovsk also has many Gothic buildings, a style distinguished by its elegance and attention to detail. Every element of Gothic architecture emphasize a vertical orientation, as seen in the massive walls and columns, round arches and wide windows which contrast with narrow towers, pointed peaks and lancet windows.

Khabarovsk’s Gothic architecture is best represented by the artillery warehouse buildings located at 16 Komsomolskaya Street. Another notable example is the Red Guard Headquarters (105 Komsomolskaya Street), which has been preserved in its original form. The complex consists of two identical two-story brick buildings with unusual motifs containing pseudo-gothic elements.

Also of note is the early 20th-century Treasury Building, a luxurious red brick structure with openwork balconies that exudes an architectural grace.

Khabarovsk also has many Soviet-era buildings which were mostly designed in the constructivism style. Characterized by their enormous size and grotesque shapes, they often occupy most of the block and dominate the surrounding space.

During your Khabarovsk excursion, be sure to appreciate its unique architectural heritage by going for a walk downtown .

Khabarovsk Attractions

The layout of Khabarovsk is very simple: its 3 main streets of Lenin, Muravyov-Amursky and Seryshev pass through the downtown area, while Ussuriysky and Amur Boulevards run perpendicular to them. A distinctive feature of Khabarovsk are its many hills, so we recommend wearing comfortable shoes for your walk.

Begin your walking tour of Khabarovsk from the train station, where you can see the monument to Yerofey Khabarov, the famous explorer for whom the city is named. Nearby is a sculpture of a double-headed eagle, erected in memory of soldiers, officers and builders of the Far Eastern Railway. Moving from the station along Amur Boulevard you will reach the central market, just past which is Lenin Square. A spacious area with a granite fountain in the center, it is the main plaza of Khabarovsk and the site of the city’s Christmas and New Year celebrations. Next to the square is Dynamo Park, famous for its three ponds and Ferris wheel.

From Lenin Square, move along Muravyov-Amursky Street to reach Amur Embankment, passing most of Khabarovsk’s famous 19th-20th century buildings along the way. Descend to the embankment via two grand staircases or make a small detour onto Shevchenko Street, where you can follow the slope until you reach the embankment’s main stretch. Among other things, the area is home to the House of Officers and three museums.

As you move along the embankment through a park you will come across the city symbol of Khabarovsk, a building set on a steep cliff above the Amur River. It was at the foot of this cliff that the founders of a military post, the first semblance of civilization in the area, first landed.

After reaching the river and walking along Ussuriysky Boulevard to Turgenev Street, turn right to reach Glory Square. Here you will find another famous Khabarovsk landmark, Transfiguration Cathedral, along with a magnificent view of the Amur River and its dreamy islands. Glory Square concludes the main walking route of Khabarovsk, but from here you can reach any part of the city by public transport or taxi .

Khabarovsk Cultural Life

Khabarovsk entertainment centers around its many theaters and museums. Visit Khabarovsk Museum of Local Lore to get a better glimpse of city and regional life. Children and adults alike will want to visit Fishes of Amur River Museum, an aquarium which is home to some 90 species of the underwater world. To catch the vibe of local artists, head to the Far Eastern Art Museum.

There are several theaters in Khabarovsk, each of which is worth visiting:

• Khabarovsk Regional Puppet Theater;
• Triad Pantomime Theater;
• Khabarovsk Regional Philharmonic;
• White Theater, and others.

In addition, Khabarovsk offers several concert halls, culture houses, cinemas and art institutions .

Khabarovsk Souvenirs

While the city’s souvenir selection is not as diverse as in other Russian cities, guests can still find something suited to their tastes on their tour to Khabarovsk. Amur River and the Sea of Japan offer an abundance of seafood that can be tasted on the spot or brought home in dried or smoked form. Yet it is the rich culture of the local indigenous peoples which provides the largest selection of national souvenirs.

If you’re looking for an original gift, traditional Nanai slippers are comfortable and warm. Sewn from leather or fabric and decorated in a bright, colorful style before being trimmed with fur, they make the perfect house shoes in winter. Traditional decorations include amulets which are made from animal bones, fur or fabrics and decorated with ribbons and colored beads.

Standard souvenirs like plates, magnets, mugs and flasks stamped with images of Khabarovsk or its coat of arms can be purchased in souvenir shops, which are mostly located downtown and at the airport and railway station.