Pulkovo Airport 35 min
St. Isaac's Cathedral (31 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Kunstkamera (29 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. Russian Museum (26 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Kazan Cathedral (29 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. State Hermitage Museum (27 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Alexander Nevsky Lavra (14 min)
Russian Orthodox complex with a monastery, a neoclassical cathedral & 2 baroque churches. Peter and Paul Fortress (30 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Mariinsky Theatre (33 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Winter Palace (27 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Peter and Paul Cathedral (32 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Cruiser Aurora (27 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Savior on the Spilled Blood (28 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Palace Square (29 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Smol'nyy Sobor (19 min)
18th-century Baroque cathedral offering audio tours & a belfry observation platform with city views. Rostral'naya Kolonna (28 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. | 
