Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 43 min
Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (5 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Shcholokovskiy Khutor (16 min) Monument to Valery Chkalov (8 min) Monument and history Limpopo (19 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (7 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (6 min) River and history Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (13 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Chkalov Stairs (7 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (9 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Annunciation Monastery (7 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (7 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Taynitskaya tower (9 min) Park Shveytsariya (9 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (8 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. |