Year of foundation Zhitomir routinely considered 884th. According to legend, the name of the city owes faithful retainers Kievan princes Askold and Dir - Zhitomir. Modern city almost from all sides bordering ancient woodlands, through it runs five rivers, on the banks of reservoirs located Teteriv wonderful water park. The old part of Zhytomyr is located on three rocky hills above the river Kamenka: the mountains Ohrimoviy, Castle and Petrovsky. So not surprisingly, Zhytomyr is extremely attractive little place for tourism and recreation.
In addition, tourists can visit many urban museums and other historical and cultural sites.
Museums:
- Historical museum;
- Art Gallery;
- Museum of Nature;
- Literary Memorial Museum Korolenko;
- Memorial House-Museum of Academician Sergei Korolev;
- Literary Museum Zhytomyr;
- Museum of Fire;
- Ukraine's only Museum of Cosmonautics.
Attractions historical, cultural and religious significance:
- Cell Jesuit monastery;
- Podolsky church (St. Assumption);
- Yakovlevskogo church;
- Seminary church of St. John of Dukla;
- Cathedral of St. Sophia;
- Water tower (1895) and others.
From Zhitomir related names and fate of such prominent people as:
- Legendary Ukrainian poet and translator Boris Ten;
- UNR army colonel P. Verzhbytskyy;
- Writer Korolenko;
- Designer Space S. Korolev;
- Composers Lyatoshynsky;
- Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and politician Oleg Olzhych;
- UNR and OUN activist, writer and theorist of Ukrainian nationalism Colonel Stsiborsky;
- Scholar and poet M.Braychevskyy et al.