Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 54 min
Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (11 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Limpopo (31 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (11 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (15 min) River and history Monument to Valery Chkalov (9 min) Monument and history Rozhdestvenskaya Tserkov' (12 min) Church, architecture, and history Gorky Museum (8 min) Park Shveytsariya (20 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Gosudarstvennyy Russkiy Muzey Fotografii (13 min) 19th-century building with vintage cameras, negatives & memorabilia of iconic Russian photographers. Annunciation Monastery (15 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Shcholokovskiy Khutor (24 min) Chkalov Stairs (9 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (8 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (15 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (11 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. |