Sheremetyevo -
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (29 min) Classical building with antiquities, sculpture & painting collections, plus temporary exhibitions. Museum-Estate Arkhangelskoye (28 min) Grand classical manor packed with historic paintings & artworks, with rolling landscaped grounds. Sparrow Hills (30 min) Hilltop view point with panoramas of the city skyline, Moskva River & Olympic stadium. Peter the Great Statue (35 min) Commemorative statue honoring Tsar Peter the Great & the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy. Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore (20 min) Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk. Neskuchnyy Sad (32 min) Park and garden Moscow Zoo (29 min) Conservation & educational institute with 8,000 animals including gorillas, polar bears & elephants. Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (34 min) Gleaming domes top this Orthodox edifice, rebuilt in the 1990s, with ornate, fresco-lined interior. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure (31 min) Park with 1700s garden, boules cafe, open-air movie theater, contemporary art & winter ice rink. Poklonnaya Hill (19 min) One of Moscow's highest points, home to the Victory Park with World War II displays & a war museum. Novodevichy Cemetery (26 min) Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev. Novodevichy Convent (29 min) Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower. Muzeon Park of Arts (32 min) Sculpture park with monuments from the Soviet era depicting leaders & laborers, plus modern works. Музей современного искусства «Гараж» (33 min) Cultural center used for contemporary art exhibitions & research on Russian & international culture. Victory Museum (21 min) Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia. |