Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 43 min
Taynitskaya tower (7 min) Annunciation Monastery (6 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (6 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (4 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (5 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (4 min) River and history Limpopo (18 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (14 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (8 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Shcholokovskiy Khutor (17 min) Monument to Valery Chkalov (6 min) Monument and history Chkalov Stairs (6 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (6 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Park Shveytsariya (10 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. |