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Museums

The Cathedral on Kant Island is one of the city's symbols. The cathedral houses the largest organ in Russia, as well as the museum of the philosopher Immanuel Kant and his grave. maps.yandex.ruThe Amber Museum showcases Russia's largest collection of amber, including unique jewelry, household items, and the country's largest amber nugget weighing over 4 kilograms.maps.yandex.ru The World Ocean Museum is located on the embankment, where you can see real ships: a submarine (you can go inside), a research vessel, and a longboat. Inside, you can explore exhibits about marine science, ocean ecosystems, and the history of navigation. tonkosti.ru The Altes Haus Museum is located in the former apartment of Gustav Grossman, a German entrepreneur who lived here with his family in the early 20th century. The museum has been recreated to showcase the interior and lifestyle of the past century, with antique furniture, dishes, clothing, toiletries, books, musical instruments, and kitchen utensils.experience.tripster.ru The Museum of the History of the Kaliningrad Railway is an open-air exhibition near the Southern Railway Station dedicated to railway transport. A large collection of trains allows visitors to explore the history of the region: the museum features a steam locomotive and an armored car with machine-gun loopholes from German pre-war production, as well as one of the best Soviet L-series steam locomotives and an antique car from 1876. experience.tripster.ru

Museums

Some of the museums of St. Petersburg:

The State Hermitage Museum - 2 Dvortsovaya Square. The State Russian Museum - 2-4D Inzhenernaya Street.The Faberge Museum - 21 Fontanka Embankment. The All-Russian Pushkin Museum, Pushkin's Apartment Museum - 12 Moika Embankment, ground floor.The Museum of the Art of St. Petersburg of the 20th and 21st Centuries - 103 Griboyedov Canal Embankment.

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Parks

Some parks in St. Petersburg:

The Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after S. M. Kirov is a palace and park ensemble on Yelagin Island, a UNESCO cultural heritage site. Here, you can feed squirrels and ducks, go boating, and ice skating in winter. maps.yandex.ruShuvalovsky Park is a forest park with hills, ponds, and the ancient estate of the Shuvalovs. The park features a pseudo-Gothic church of Peter and Paul and a wooden dacha of Maximilian Mesmakher in the Art Nouveau style. maps.yandex.ruputevka.com The 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park is located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, offering views of Vasilyevsky and Krestovsky Islands, the Gazprom Arena Stadium, and the Yacht Bridge. The park features playgrounds for children and a picnic area, and hosts regular festivals.dp.rumaps.yandex.ruUdelny Park is an old forest park in the north of St. Petersburg, which was established in the 19th century as part of the Imperial Department of the Udelny. Here you can walk along the shady alleys and forest paths, ride a bicycle or roller skates, and ski in the winter. putevka.com

 

Hello, traveler! If you think that Russia is just snow, vodka and balalaika, get ready to reconsider your stereotypes. This is a huge country (the largest in the world in terms of territory!) It's full of unexpected wonders, strange traditions, and places you definitely haven't heard of.

1. The subway is like a palace underground

Forget about the grey subways. The Moscow and St. Petersburg metro stations are real underground museums. Marble, crystal chandeliers, mosaics with heroes of the Soviet epic and golden bas-reliefs. It can be crowded during rush hour, but the beauty does not disappear from this. Many stations are cultural heritage sites!

2. A bathhouse with a broom and... a bear?

A Russian bath is not just about washing. It's a ritual. You will be whipped with a birch broom, forced to drink herbal tea and, perhaps, offered to plunge into the ice hole in winter. And in some tourist places (for example, in Siberia), you can even see a bear, which ... is also steaming in a sauna (although this is more of a tourist show than reality).

3. Wooden cities without a single nail

Do you know Kizhi? This is an island on Lake Onega, where the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord stands — built in the XVIII century ... without a single nail! Just wood, an axe, and brilliant carpenters. Everything is based on thorns and a love of craft. UNESCO has included this place in the heritage list for a reason.

4. The longest railway in the world is the Transsib

Imagine: you get on a train in Moscow, look out the window at the endless forests, steppes, mountains — and 7 days later you get off ... in Vladivostok, on the other side of the country! It is 9288 kilometers. You can see the whole of Russia from the window of the carriage — and make friends from different parts of the world in the compartment.