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Neskuchnyy Sad (32 min) Park and garden Bitsa Park (21 min) Park with dense forest, rivers & ravines, plus medieval burial mounds & pre-revolutionary mansions. Tserkov' Vozneseniya Gospodnya (27 min) White stone church built in a tent-like style in 1532 to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's birth. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (42 min) Park with 1700s garden, boules cafe, open-air movie theater, contemporary art & winter ice rink. Poklonnaya Hill (30 min) One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Kolomenskoye (26 min) Architecture from different eras in an open-air museum on former royal estate, with tours & events. Peter the Great Statue (46 min) Commemorative statue honoring Tsar Peter the Great & the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy. Sparrow Hills (34 min) Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. Novodevichy Cemetery (36 min) Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. Novodevichy Convent (35 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Музей современного искусства «Гараж» (41 min) Cultural center used for contemporary art exhibitions & research on Russian & international culture. Muzeon Park of Arts (37 min) Sculpture park with monuments from the Soviet era depicting leaders & laborers, plus modern works. Dvorets Tsarya Alekseya Mikhaylovicha V Kolomenskom (32 min) Re-creation of a wooden 17th-century tsar's palace, with turrets, gilded interiors & guided tours. Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve (23 min) Huge, lavish 18th-century royal palace with formal gardens, plus museum of fine arts & antiquities. Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (31 min) Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. |