Sheremetyevo -
Central Air Force Museum (30 min) Military relics from the Russian Civil War & Soviet periods including uniforms, weapons & equipment. National Park «Elk Island» (29 min) Island national park with forests, wetlands, grasslands & ponds known for thriving moose population. Izmailovsky Park (20 min) Extensive wooded green space with a big wheel & fairground rides, play areas, skate & bike rental. Kuskovo Summer Palace (21 min) Grand country estate with a majestic 18th-c. palace, landscaped gardens & a ceramics museum. Izmailovo Kremlin (25 min) Cultural center with Russian Revival-style edifices, costumed workers, museums, workshops & markets. Park Kuskovo (21 min) Usad'ba Izmaylovo (23 min) Former country estate of the Romanov tsars, with imposing manor houses & a church in leafy parkland. Sokolniki Park (35 min) Park created by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, who flew falcons here, with wildlife including hares. Sirenevyy Sad (24 min) Park with a central fountain & walking paths set among groves of lilac bushes & chestnut trees. Museum of the History of vodka (25 min) Terletskiy Lesopark (16 min) Izmaylovskiy Bazar (31 min) Sprawling weekend flea market with vendors of funky antiques, furnishings, souvenirs & collectibles. Pokrovskiy Stavropigial'nyy Zhenskiy Monastyr'. Khram Svyatykh Blagovernykh Knyazey Petra I Fevronii (34 min) Monastery, convent, and church Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (30 min) Museum & exhibition center in the pedestal of a 24m-tall Soviet-era sculpture by Vera Mukhina. Winzavod (36 min) Large vaulted halls & hangar space for modern art installations & events on a former wine estate. |