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Novodevichy Convent (32 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Poklonnaya Hill (26 min) One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Aleksandrovskiy Sad (43 min) Park with lawns, summer blooms & several monuments including one to Marshal Georgy Zhukov. Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (41 min) Gleaming domes top this Orthodox edifice, rebuilt in the 1990s, with ornate, fresco-lined interior. Novodevichy Cemetery (30 min) Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (27 min) Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. Kolomenskoye (43 min) Architecture from different eras in an open-air museum on former royal estate, with tours & events. Peter the Great Statue (43 min) Commemorative statue honoring Tsar Peter the Great & the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy. Victory Museum (28 min) Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia. Moscow Zoo (36 min) Conservation & educational institute with 8,000 animals including gorillas, polar bears & elephants. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (38 min) Park with 1700s garden, boules cafe, open-air movie theater, contemporary art & winter ice rink. The State Tretyakov Gallery (42 min) Art museum with a collection of over 180,000 Russian works spanning multiple centuries. Armoury Chamber (42 min) Armory museum in a Kremlin-style building with exhibits ranging from weapons to jewellery. The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (36 min) Classical building with antiquities, sculpture & painting collections, plus temporary exhibitions. Sparrow Hills (31 min) Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. |