Sheremetyevo -
Ostankino Television Tower (24 min)
Rocket-like TV tower with 45 levels & an open-air observation deck accessible by guided tour only. Apothecary Garden (24 min)
Botanic gardens, founded in 1706, with greenhouses holding global plant species. Kazan Cathedral (38 min)
Pink-&-white 1993 replica of a destroyed 1600s Russian Orthodox church, topped with golden domes. Space Conquerors Monument (17 min)
Towering sculpture depicting a rocket launch commemorating achievements of Soviet space exploration. Sokolniki Park (30 min)
Park created by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, who flew falcons here, with wildlife including hares. All-Russian Exhibition Center (19 min)
High profile exhibition, fair & congress center opened in 1939 with halls for up to 500 people National Park «Elk Island» (27 min)
Island national park with forests, wetlands, grasslands & ponds known for thriving moose population. Izmailovsky Park (29 min)
Extensive wooded green space with a big wheel & fairground rides, play areas, skate & bike rental. Bolshoi Theatre (35 min)
Lavish neoclassical repertory theater housing Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Ballet & Bolshoi Opera. Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (17 min)
Museum & exhibition center in the pedestal of a 24m-tall Soviet-era sculpture by Vera Mukhina. Moskvarium (27 min)
Enormous aquarium featuring fish & sea mammals, elaborate performances & swims with dolphins. Izmailovo Kremlin (31 min)
Cultural center with Russian Revival-style edifices, costumed workers, museums, workshops & markets. Glavnyy Botanicheskiy Sad Ran Im. N.v. Tsitsina (30 min)
1000s of plant & tree species, plus enormous greenhouses on a vast site with rivers & ponds. Usad'ba Izmaylovo (32 min)
Former country estate of the Romanov tsars, with imposing manor houses & a church in leafy parkland. Museum of Cosmonautics (17 min)
Extensive space museum within a titanium monument honoring the launch of Sputnik 1 & the space age. | 
