Fodor's Expert Review Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

Engineering enthusiasts and history buffs will likely be impressed by this 2,625-foot-long, 200-foot-high generating station, the largest hydropower station on the Dnieper. Built in the 1920s and ‘30s, the dam was dynamited by the Red Army in 1941 as Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and was again blown up by Nazi troops only a couple of years later. It was rebuilt after the war, when its older generators were replaced with more powerful versions. You can also use the dam to cross the river, on foot or by car.