Pulkovo Airport 37 min
Palace Square (13 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Saint Michael's Castle (9 min)
18th-century palace with grand staterooms now housing parts of the Russian Museum's art collections. Russian Museum (10 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Kazan Cathedral (13 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Winter Palace (13 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Mariinsky Theatre (17 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Yusupov Palace (17 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. Cruiser Aurora (15 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Savior on the Spilled Blood (12 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Rostral'naya Kolonna (14 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Peter and Paul Fortress (16 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. St. Isaac's Cathedral (14 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. State Hermitage Museum (13 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Peter and Paul Cathedral (18 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Kunstkamera (14 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. | 
