Sheremetyevo -
Ostankino Television Tower (43 min)
Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only. Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (34 min)
Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. Victory Museum (35 min)
Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia. Novodevichy Convent (39 min)
Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Battle of Borodino Museum-panorama (34 min)
Large circular museum focusing on the Russian victory over Napoleon at Borodino in 1812. Poklonnaya Hill (33 min)
One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Sparrow Hills (41 min)
Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. Novodevichy Cemetery (37 min)
Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. All-Russian Exhibition Center (45 min)
High profile exhibition, fair & congress center opened in 1939 with halls for up to 500 people Glavnyy Botanicheskiy Sad Ran Im. N.v. Tsitsina (37 min)
1000s of plant & tree species, plus enormous greenhouses on a vast site with rivers & ponds. Moscow Zoo (37 min)
Conservation & educational institute with 8,000 animals including gorillas, polar bears & elephants. Serebryany Bor (32 min)
Island of pine forests, marshes & lakes, popular for hiking, cycling & swimming, plus skiing. Museum-Estate Arkhangelskoye (20 min)
Grand classical manor packed with historic paintings & artworks, with rolling landscaped grounds. Museum of Cosmonautics (43 min)
Extensive space museum within a titanium monument honoring the launch of Sputnik 1 & the space age. Moscow Museum of Modern Art (42 min)
Permanent collection of 20th & 21st century art from around the world in a Neoclassical mansion. | 
