Pulkovo Airport 26 min
Palace Square (41 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Catherine Palace (30 min)
Baroque 18th-century palace with large grounds where Russian royal family spent their summers. Russian Museum (39 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Cruiser Aurora (41 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Peter and Paul Cathedral (37 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Mariinsky Theatre (30 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Peter and Paul Fortress (35 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Kazan Cathedral (35 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. St. Isaac's Cathedral (34 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Yusupov Palace (31 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. Amber Room (30 min)
Reconstruction of the ornate Amber Room mosaic panels originally installed in the 18th century. Peterhof (29 min)
Seafront museum complex in former royal palace surrounded by parkland known for its many fountains. State Hermitage Museum (37 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Savior on the Spilled Blood (39 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Winter Palace (37 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. | 
