Pulkovo Airport 33 min
The Menshikov Palace (10 min)
Riverside 1700s palace, part of the Hermitage Museum, with lavish art & antique-filled interiors. Winter Palace (7 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Rostral'naya Kolonna (8 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Russian Museum (9 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Peter and Paul Cathedral (12 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Cruiser Aurora (14 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Kazan Cathedral (14 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Savior on the Spilled Blood (9 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. St. Isaac's Cathedral (7 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Yusupov Palace (8 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. Palace Square (11 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Peter and Paul Fortress (10 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Mariinsky Theatre (10 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Kunstkamera (9 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. State Hermitage Museum (7 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. | 
