Pulkovo Airport 40 min
Palace Square (10 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Winter Palace (12 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Mariinsky Theatre (10 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Rostral'naya Kolonna (5 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Peter and Paul Fortress (8 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Russian Museum (6 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Kazan Cathedral (6 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Kunstkamera (6 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. State Hermitage Museum (11 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Savior on the Spilled Blood (10 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Cruiser Aurora (9 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Saint Michael's Castle (9 min)
18th-century palace with grand staterooms now housing parts of the Russian Museum's art collections. St. Isaac's Cathedral (11 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Yusupov Palace (9 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. Peter and Paul Cathedral (9 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. | 
