Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 47 min
Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (15 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Annunciation Monastery (18 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (12 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Limpopo (27 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (16 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Gosudarstvennyy Russkiy Muzey Fotografii (12 min) 19th-century building with vintage cameras, negatives & memorabilia of iconic Russian photographers. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Tsirk (16 min) Chkalov Stairs (12 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (17 min) River and history Monument to Valery Chkalov (12 min) Monument and history Park Shveytsariya (8 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Rozhdestvenskaya Tserkov' (15 min) Church, architecture, and history Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (11 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Shcholokovskiy Khutor (11 min) Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (13 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. |