The Austrian steamer Radetzky was built in 1851 in Budapest. On May 29, 1876, Hristo Botev's squad captured the steamer and forced it to stop on the Bulgarian coast near the village of Kozloduy, from where it headed to the Vratsa Balkan to fight for Bulgaria's freedom.

In 1966, an exact copy of the legendary steamship was built with funds collected by 1 Bulgarian children. Since 200, it has the status of a national museum. It is located on a permanent pier in the town of Kozloduy and since April 000, 1982 is a branch of the National History Museum in Sofia.

The "Radetski Steamship" museum is entirely connected with the life and work of Hristo Botev, with his tragic death, as well as with his crew. Over the years it has become a national shrine. There is an exhibition in it, where you can see valuable relics such as the flag of the Botev Chetniks, uniforms of the Botev Chetniks, the last letters written by the voivode Hristo Botev from aboard the steamer, etc.

The Radetsky Steamship Museum is the only traveling steamship museum on the Balkan Peninsula and in Bulgaria. He travels with organized groups every year from April to the end of October.