Pulkovo Airport 36 min
Russian Museum (17 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Bronze Horseman (7 min)
City landmark commissioned by Catherine the Great, named for a Pushkin poem & completed in 1782. Yusupov Palace (9 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. State Hermitage Museum (10 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Peter and Paul Cathedral (9 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. The Menshikov Palace (8 min)
Riverside 1700s palace, part of the Hermitage Museum, with lavish art & antique-filled interiors. Savior on the Spilled Blood (13 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Winter Palace (10 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Mariinsky Theatre (6 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Peter and Paul Fortress (7 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Kazan Cathedral (9 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. St. Isaac's Cathedral (7 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Rostral'naya Kolonna (5 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Palace Square (13 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Kunstkamera (10 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. | 
