Sheremetyevo -
Bitsa Park (28 min) Park with dense forest, rivers & ravines, plus medieval burial mounds & pre-revolutionary mansions. Museum-Estate Arkhangelskoye (35 min) Grand classical manor packed with historic paintings & artworks, with rolling landscaped grounds. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (38 min) Park with 1700s garden, boules cafe, open-air movie theater, contemporary art & winter ice rink. Neskuchnyy Sad (37 min) Park and garden Novodevichy Cemetery (32 min) Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. Darwin Museum (34 min) Animatronic dinosaurs & high-tech displays in natural history/evolution museum dedicated to Darwin. Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (27 min) Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. Novodevichy Convent (35 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Battle of Borodino Museum-panorama (35 min) Large circular museum focusing on the Russian victory over Napoleon at Borodino in 1812. Музей современного искусства «Гараж» (40 min) Cultural center used for contemporary art exhibitions & research on Russian & international culture. Meschersky park (29 min) 465-hectare forested park with playgrounds, hiking/biking trails & cross-country skiing tracks. Victory Museum (28 min) Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia. Sparrow Hills (33 min) Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. Poklonnaya Hill (26 min) One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Большой Московский Цирк (30 min) Featuring animals, clowns & acrobat performances, this is the largest circus in Europe. |