Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 40 min
Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (13 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (11 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Park Shveytsariya (11 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (11 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Limpopo (17 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (17 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Annunciation Monastery (6 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Monument to Valery Chkalov (11 min) Monument and history Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (10 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Shcholokovskiy Khutor (18 min) Taynitskaya tower (12 min) Chkalov Stairs (9 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (5 min) River and history Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (5 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. |