Pulkovo Airport 50 min
Militaryu00ad-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps (35 min) Museum on history of the Russian artillery, engineering & signals corps, with weapons & artifacts. Peter and Paul Fortress (36 min) Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Botanical Gardens of Peter the Great (32 min) Long-established botanic garden with large palm house & tropical plant-filled greenhouses. Zayachy Island (38 min) Small island connected to the city by two pedestrian bridges with a fortress & a large grass area. Park 300-Letiya Sankt-Peterburga (30 min) This landscaped waterside park features a fountain, a monument, free Wi-Fi, a playground & more. Saint Petersburg Mosque (34 min) The largest mosque in Europe when it was built in 1913, this place of worship was closed 1940-1956. Resort 'Ohta Park' (26 min) Sprawling mountain park for skiing & ice-skating, plus a ropes course, lodging, dining & more. Yelaginoostrovskiy Dvorets-Muzey (32 min) Palace and museum Krestovsky Island (37 min) Picturesque, urban island offering an amusement park, football arena & open green space with trails. Peter and Paul Cathedral (38 min) Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Yelagin Island (25 min) Quaint island within the Neva River with a 19th-century palace, naturalistic parks & gardens. Sosnovka (27 min) Urban expanse of wooded paths & grassy lawns, with bike rentals, tennis courts & lakeside picnics. Divo Ostrov (35 min) Amusement park with classic & extreme rides, a ferris wheel & boating lake, plus kids' activities. Shuvalovskiy park (19 min) Forested suburban green space with a small hilltop church & ponds popular for swimming in summer. Cruiser Aurora (34 min) Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. |