A fairy-tale city with a dazzling white Kremlin, cobblestone streets, cozy cafes, and a neo-Gothic church stands far from the main roads, surrounded by dense forests. Tobolsk appeared on the map of Russia during the exploration of Siberia and was the capital of the Siberian Governorate until the end of the 19th century. It is located at the confluence of the Tobolka and Irtysh rivers, the largest transportation artery of that time. No expense was spared in the construction of the city. The white stone Kremlin was founded as a Siberian outpost in the 17th century, but its main part was built later according to the design of Semyon Remezov, the “Da Vinci of Siberia,” a cartographer, architect, and writer. The total length of the walls is 620 meters, and the height of each of the seven towers reaches up to 17 meters. From the lower part of the historic center, you can climb to the Kremlin via the Sofia Ascension, a wooden staircase with 198 steps. It leads to a steep street paved with cobblestones. The Kremlin has preserved the Sofia-Uspensky Cathedral, the oldest stone church in Siberia, dating back to 1686, the Command Palace, which previously served as the main entrance to the Kremlin, the Guest House, and the bell tower where the bell from Uglich was “exiled.” In 1591, it announced the death of Tsarevich Dmitry, and as punishment, it was exiled to Siberia for 300 years.