Pulkovo Airport 37 min
Russian Museum (10 min) Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Field of Mars (8 min) Formally laid-out park on former military ground, with burial sites & monuments to revolutionaries. Bronze Horseman (7 min) City landmark commissioned by Catherine the Great, named for a Pushkin poem & completed in 1782. Cruiser Aurora (11 min) Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. Petersburg Metro (10 min) Rapid transit system with many elaborately decorated underground stations, open since 1955. Marble Palace (18 min) State museum opened in 1898 showcasing a cross-section of Russian art, from paintings to sculpture. Palace Square (6 min) St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Mariinsky Theatre (7 min) Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Peter and Paul Fortress (7 min) Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Kunstkamera (6 min) Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. Peter and Paul Cathedral (9 min) Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Rostral'naya Kolonna (8 min) Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. Summer Garden (7 min) Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting. Faberge Museum (12 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace displaying art, jewelry & Fabergé eggs made for Russian emperors. Aleksandrovskaya Kolonna (7 min) Iconic monolith in the center of a square commemorating Russia’s victory over Napoleon’s France. |