Pulkovo Airport 32 min
Peterhof (9 min)
Seafront museum complex in former royal palace surrounded by parkland known for its many fountains. Winter Palace (43 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Russian Museum (45 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Palace Square (47 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Peter and Paul Fortress (42 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Yusupov Palace (38 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. State Hermitage Museum (42 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Savior on the Spilled Blood (45 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Kunstkamera (41 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. Peter and Paul Cathedral (43 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Bronze Horseman (41 min)
City landmark commissioned by Catherine the Great, named for a Pushkin poem & completed in 1782. Kazan Cathedral (41 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. St. Isaac's Cathedral (40 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Mariinsky Theatre (36 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. The Menshikov Palace (42 min)
Riverside 1700s palace, part of the Hermitage Museum, with lavish art & antique-filled interiors. | 
