Volgograd International Airport 39 min
Volgograd Planetarium (21 min) Longtime planetarium offering astronomy exhibits & an observatory with day & evening programs. Hall of Military Glory (Zal Voinskoy Slavy) (30 min) A sculpture of a hand carries an eternal flame in this war memorial with a changing of the guard. Kazan Cathedral (15 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Volgograd Panorama Museum (22 min) Long-standing museum complex with informational exhibits about military history & culture. Volgogradskiy Oblastnoy Krayevedcheskiy Muzey (17 min) Regional heritage is explored at this museum, with exhibits ranging from archeological to cultural. 'To Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad' at Mamayev Kurgan (26 min) Site of fierce fighting during WWII, this hill is now home to a massive sculpture & war memorials. Lysaya Gora (8 min) Mel'nitsa Gergardta (22 min) Ruins of a historic brick steam mill that was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad. Музей фотокинотехники и фотоискусства, фотостудия Photo City, Антикварный магазин 'Коллекционер' (14 min) Square of Fallen Fighters (19 min) Vast central square & Civil War battle site honoring fallen soldiers with ceremonial events. Staraya Sarepta (32 min) The Motherland Calls (28 min) One of the world's largest statues (and the largest of a woman) commemorates the Russian war dead. Volgogradskiy Most (29 min) Dom Pavlova (22 min) War torn landmark apartment block held for 58 days during the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad siege. |