Sheremetyevo -
Moscow Museum of Modern Art (40 min) Permanent collection of 20th & 21st century art from around the world in a Neoclassical mansion. Space Conquerors Monument (39 min) Towering sculpture depicting a rocket launch commemorating achievements of Soviet space exploration. All-Russian Exhibition Center (41 min) High profile exhibition, fair & congress center opened in 1939 with halls for up to 500 people Ostankino Television Tower (40 min) Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only. Moscow Zoo (35 min) Conservation & educational institute with 8,000 animals including gorillas, polar bears & elephants. Novodevichy Cemetery (35 min) Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. Serebryany Bor (30 min) Island of pine forests, marshes & lakes, popular for hiking, cycling & swimming, plus skiing. Museum of Cosmonautics (39 min) Extensive space museum within a titanium monument honoring the launch of Sputnik 1 & the space age. Victory Museum (32 min) Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia. Poklonnaya Hill (30 min) One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Moskovskiy Tsirk Nikulina (42 min) Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (31 min) Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. Novodevichy Convent (37 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Museum-Estate Arkhangelskoye (25 min) Grand classical manor packed with historic paintings & artworks, with rolling landscaped grounds. Glavnyy Botanicheskiy Sad Ran Im. N.v. Tsitsina (33 min) 1000s of plant & tree species, plus enormous greenhouses on a vast site with rivers & ponds. |