Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 46 min
Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (8 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Monument to Valery Chkalov (12 min) Monument and history Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (7 min) River and history Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (14 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (11 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Chkalov Stairs (10 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Nizhegorodskaya Yarmarka (9 min) Restored 19th-century exhibition hall & 6 new halls, hosting trade fairs & conventions. Limpopo (17 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Annunciation Monastery (7 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Tsirk (17 min) Shcholokovskiy Khutor (22 min) Rozhdestvenskaya Tserkov' (8 min) Church, architecture, and history Park Shveytsariya (16 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (18 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (13 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. |