Volgograd International Airport 43 min
Парк культуры и отдыха 'ВолгоградГидроСтрой' (Парк ВГС) (16 min) Dom Pavlova (23 min) War torn landmark apartment block held for 58 days during the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad siege. Muzey Russkoy Skazki (46 min) Volga Hydroelectric Station (6 min) Mel'nitsa Gergardta (23 min) Ruins of a historic brick steam mill that was destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad. Volgograd Panorama Museum (24 min) Long-standing museum complex with informational exhibits about military history & culture. 'To Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad' at Mamayev Kurgan (18 min) Site of fierce fighting during WWII, this hill is now home to a massive sculpture & war memorials. Mikhailu Panikakhe (14 min) Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha (22 min) Family-friendly, leisure area with paved walkways & shade trees, plus a ferris wheel & other rides. Area Tribulation (28 min) Museum & memorial dedicated to the Battle of Stalingrad, with artworks, military objects & medals. Volgogradskiy Most (28 min) The memorial complex 'Island Lyudnikov' (14 min) Hall of Military Glory (Zal Voinskoy Slavy) (28 min) A sculpture of a hand carries an eternal flame in this war memorial with a changing of the guard. The Motherland Calls (18 min) One of the world's largest statues (and the largest of a woman) commemorates the Russian war dead. Square of Fallen Fighters (27 min) Vast central square & Civil War battle site honoring fallen soldiers with ceremonial events. |