Pulkovo Airport 44 min
Peter and Paul Fortress (31 min)
Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Russian Museum (35 min)
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Rostral'naya Kolonna (32 min)
Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Savior on the Spilled Blood (33 min)
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Kunstkamera (30 min)
Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. Palace Square (35 min)
St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Cruiser Aurora (28 min)
Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Winter Palace (34 min)
Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. Summer Garden (30 min)
Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting. Yusupov Palace (35 min)
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. State Hermitage Museum (34 min)
Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Kazan Cathedral (34 min)
The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. St. Isaac's Cathedral (33 min)
1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Mariinsky Theatre (33 min)
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Peter and Paul Cathedral (33 min)
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. | 
