Volgograd International Airport 45 min
Square of Fallen Fighters (23 min) Vast central square & Civil War battle site honoring fallen soldiers with ceremonial events. Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha (20 min) Family-friendly, leisure area with paved walkways & shade trees, plus a ferris wheel & other rides. Volgograd Panorama Museum (20 min) Long-standing museum complex with informational exhibits about military history & culture. Dom Pavlova (19 min) War torn landmark apartment block held for 58 days during the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad siege. Volgogradskiy Oblastnoy Krayevedcheskiy Muzey (23 min) Regional heritage is explored at this museum, with exhibits ranging from archeological to cultural. Staraya Sarepta (1 hr 4) 'To Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad' at Mamayev Kurgan (19 min) Site of fierce fighting during WWII, this hill is now home to a massive sculpture & war memorials. Mel'nitsa Gergardta (19 min) Ruins of a historic brick steam mill that was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad. Volgograd Planetarium (20 min) Longtime planetarium offering astronomy exhibits & an observatory with day & evening programs. Hall of Military Glory (Zal Voinskoy Slavy) (23 min) A sculpture of a hand carries an eternal flame in this war memorial with a changing of the guard. Volgogradskiy Muzey Izobrazitel'nykh Iskusstv Im. I.i. Mashkova (20 min) Straightforward venue with a traditional collection of paintings & Russian cultural artifacts. Muzey 'Pamyat''. Mesto Pleneniya Fel'dmarshala F. Paulyusa (22 min) Volgogradskiy Most (14 min) The Motherland Calls (22 min) One of the world's largest statues (and the largest of a woman) commemorates the Russian war dead. |