Volgograd International Airport 33 min
Dom Pavlova (5 min) War torn landmark apartment block held for 58 days during the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad siege. Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha (7 min) Family-friendly, leisure area with paved walkways & shade trees, plus a ferris wheel & other rides. Volgograd Planetarium (5 min) Longtime planetarium offering astronomy exhibits & an observatory with day & evening programs. The Motherland Calls (9 min) One of the world's largest statues (and the largest of a woman) commemorates the Russian war dead. Volgogradskiy Most (11 min) Muzey 'Pamyat''. Mesto Pleneniya Fel'dmarshala F. Paulyusa (7 min) Square of Fallen Fighters (7 min) Vast central square & Civil War battle site honoring fallen soldiers with ceremonial events. Mel'nitsa Gergardta (5 min) Ruins of a historic brick steam mill that was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad. Volgogradskiy Oblastnoy Krayevedcheskiy Muzey (8 min) Regional heritage is explored at this museum, with exhibits ranging from archeological to cultural. Area Tribulation (11 min) Museum & memorial dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad, with artworks, military objects & medals. 'To Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad' at Mamayev Kurgan (9 min) Site of fierce fighting during WWII, this hill is now home to a massive sculpture & war memorials. Hall of Military Glory (Zal Voinskoy Slavy) (11 min) A sculpture of a hand carries an eternal flame in this war memorial with a changing of the guard. Volgograd Panorama Museum (6 min) Long-standing museum complex with informational exhibits about military history & culture. Park Druzhby Volgograd-Baku (6 min) Open since 2013, a 17-acre park with an arch monument, memorials, fountains & a playground. Volgogradskiy Muzey Izobrazitel'nykh Iskusstv Im. I.i. Mashkova (6 min) Straightforward venue with a traditional collection of paintings & Russian cultural artifacts. |