Tulsky: Local History Museum and Geothermal Outdoor Pools

The Maikop District Local History Museum is located in Tulsky and is named after Ivan Vladimirovich and Yekaterina Ivanovna Zhernoklyovy. The Aquatermo complex in Tulsky has three geothermal outdoor pools with hydromassage areas. Nearby, you can visit the Ammonite Valley; the route described leads from a bridge over the Belaya River down to the river.

The collection includes ammonites, belemnites, brachiopods, and other fossilized mollusks. The nature section displays red deer, brown bears, wild boars, and Caucasian tur. Thus, alongside fossils, animals are also a focus—two distinct approaches to natural history brought together in the same museum.

Another part of the exhibition includes finds from ancient burial mounds: copper jewelry, iron weapons, and pottery. These objects are quite different from the fossils and offer an archaeological perspective on the collection. Visitors interested in material traces of the past can compare the burial mound finds with the exhibits in the nature section.

The Hall of Military Glory is devoted to finds from the Second World War. Museum founder I. V. Zhernoklyov brought these objects back from mountain passes where fierce fighting took place over access to the Black Sea. The exhibition thus links the finds to the accounts of the fighting at these passes.

The Aquatermo complex in Tulsky has three geothermal outdoor pools with hydromassage areas. A water temperature of 27–28°C is stated for a limited period. This temperature information is therefore time-limited; check the operator’s current visitor information before your visit.

The Ammonite Valley is near Tulsky. Between Tulsky and Kamennomostsky, the route described leads from a bridge over the Belaya River down to the river, from where the valley can be visited. This visit differs from the museum collections and the pools at the Aquatermo complex: the focus here is a riverside landscape destination.

The Republic of Adygea also offers cultural and nature-related attractions in other places. In Guzeripl, the Caucasus Nature Reserve Museum was founded in 1956. Its exhibitions cover the history of the reserve and its flora and fauna, including taxidermy specimens and interactive content. Also in Guzeripl, visitors can see wild cats, wolves, red deer, fallow deer, and other wild animals in the enclosure complex, and learn about their lives in the wild. Check the current visitor information from these facilities before planning a visit.

The Republic of Adygea’s landscape destinations include the Granite Canyon south of the stanitsa of Dakhovskaya and the Rufabgo Waterfalls near Kamennomostsky. The Granite Canyon is a gorge shaped by the currents of the Belaya River; Kamennomostsky is considered one of the republic’s tourist centers. From Kamennomostsky, a free-to-access hiking trail also passes the Khadzhokh Gorge and then follows the Belaya River below the rock known as “Pronesi gospod’i.” Take care on the trail.

If you’d like to discover more destinations: Khamyshki, Dakhovskaya, Krasnogvardeyskoye, Krasnyy Most, Obraztsovoye, Sergiyevskoye, Maikop, Sadovyy.

What exhibits does the local history museum in Tulsky display?

On display are ammonites, belemnites, brachiopods, and other fossilized mollusks, animals in the nature section, and finds from ancient burial mounds and the Second World War.

How can you visit the Ammonite Valley?

The route described leads from the bridge over the Belaya River between Tulsky and Kamennomostsky down to the river. The valley can be visited from there.

What pools are there at the Aquatermo complex?

The complex has three geothermal outdoor pools with hydromassage areas. The stated temperature of 27–28°C applies to a limited period; check the operator’s current visitor information before your visit.

For the higher-level travel guide: Republic of Adygea.