Sheremetyevo -
Usad'ba Izmaylovo (23 min)
Former country estate of the Romanov tsars, with imposing manor houses & a church in leafy parkland. Ostankino Television Tower (29 min)
Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only. St. Basil's Cathedral (43 min)
Multicolored domes top this 16th-century former cathedral that now contains a museum of the church. Museum of Cosmonautics (22 min)
Extensive space museum within a titanium monument honoring the launch of Sputnik 1 & the space age. Izmailovo Kremlin (21 min)
Cultural center with Russian Revival-style edifices, costumed workers, museums, workshops & markets. Red Square (43 min)
Landmark square, site of the Kremlin, the 16th-century St. Basil's Cathedral & Lenin's mausoleum. State Historical Museum (43 min)
Imposing neo-Russian building of 1881, displaying prehistoric relics, Romanov dynasty art & more. Izmailovsky Park (20 min)
Extensive wooded green space with a big wheel & fairground rides, play areas, skate & bike rental. Bolshoi Theatre (40 min)
Lavish neoclassical repertory theater housing Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Ballet & Bolshoi Opera. Kuskovo Summer Palace (19 min)
Grand country estate with a majestic 18th-c. palace, landscaped gardens & a ceramics museum. National Park «Elk Island» (19 min)
Island national park with forests, wetlands, grasslands & ponds known for thriving moose population. Sokolniki Park (28 min)
Park created by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, who flew falcons here, with wildlife including hares. All-Russian Exhibition Center (24 min)
High profile exhibition, fair & congress center opened in 1939 with halls for up to 500 people Spasskaya Bashnya (43 min)
Built in 1491, this historic 10-story clock tower at the Kremlin overlooks Red Square. Lenin's Mausoleum at Red Square (43 min)
Pyramid-shaped stone building, opened in 1930, with a memorial hall holding Lenin's sarcophagus. | 
