Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 44 min
Annunciation Monastery (7 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (8 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (18 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Park Shveytsariya (11 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (6 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Monument to Valery Chkalov (7 min) Monument and history Limpopo (20 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (15 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (7 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Taynitskaya tower (7 min) Shcholokovskiy Khutor (17 min) Chkalov Stairs (7 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (15 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (6 min) River and history |