Things to Do in Moscow

Sights Overview

Name	Category	Location

Alexander Garden Laid out in the 19th century by the Russian architect Osip Bove...	Gardens / Arboretums	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Amusement Palace Behind the State Kremlin Palace stands the Amusement Palace—so...	Castles / Palaces	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Andrei Bely Apartment Museum On display are artifacts from the life of the writer Andrei Bely...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Andronik Monastery A stroll inside the heavy stone fortifications of this monastery...	Religious Sites	Moscow

Annunciation Cathedral This remarkable monument of Russian architecture, linking three...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square


Arbatskaya Ploshchad At this busy intersection, ulitsa Vozdvizhenka crosses the Boulevard...	Squares	The Arbat, Old and New

Arkhangelskoye Estate Museum Yusupov's neoclassical palace forms the centerpiece of a striking...	Houses / Mansions	Moscow Excursions

Armory Palace The Armory Palace is the oldest and richest museum in the Kremlin...	Castles / Palaces	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Arsenal Commissioned in 1701 by Peter the Great, the weapons arsenal...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Assumption Cathedral The dominating structure of Cathedral Square is one of the oldest...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Bely Dom This large, white, modern building perched along the riverbank...	Government Buildings	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Bolshaya Ordinka ulitsa Russian Orthodox churches, many recently restored, line this...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Zamoskvoreche

Bolshoi Theatre Moscow's "big" (bolshoi means "big") and oldest theater, formerly...	Arts / Performance Venues	Kitai Gorod

Borovitskaya Tower The main entrance to the Kremlin rises to more than 150 feet...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Cathedral of Christ Our Savior This cathedral carries an amazing tale of destruction and reconstruction...	Religious Sites	The Kropotkinsky District

Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan Built between 1633 and 1636 to commemorate Russia's liberation...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Cathedral of the Archangel This five-dome cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Great (1440-1505)...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Cathedral of the Epiphany This church is all that remains of the monastery that was founded...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Cathedral of the Sign This was part of the monastery of the same name, built on the...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles Built in 1655-56 by Patriarch Nikon, this was used as his private...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Cathedral Square This paved square, the ancient center of the Kremlin complex...	Squares	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

CDL: Central House of Writers The CDL is an exclusive club for members of the Writers' Union...	Houses / Mansions	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Central House of Artists The street entrance of this huge, modern building leads to the...	Museums / Galleries	Zamoskvoreche

Central Telegraph The striking semicircular entrance is adorned with a large, illuminated...	Architectural Sites	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Chaliapin House Museum Fyodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), one of the world's greatest opera...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Chekhov House Museum The sign "dr. chekhov" still hangs from the door of this home...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Church of All-Saints in Kulishki A fine example of 17th-century religious architecture, this graceful...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Church of St. George on Pskov Hill This graceful five-dome church with blue cupolas studded by gold...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Church of St. Martin the Confessor This lovely church dates from the late 18th century and is in...	Religious Sites	Moscow

Church of St. Maxim the Blessed In 1698 this white-stone church was built on the site where the...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Church of St. Nicholas of the Weavers This church, which was built between 1679 and 1682 and remained...	Religious Sites	The Kropotkinsky District

Church of St. Simon the Stylite This 17th-century church stands out in stark contrast to the...	Religious Sites	The Arbat, Old and New

Church of the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe This single-dome church was built in 1484-86 by masters from...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Church of the Great Ascension Like Moscow State University, this classical church was designed...	Religious Sites	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Church of the Resurrection Built in 1629, this is one of the few lucky churches to have...	Religious Sites	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Church of the Resurrection in Kadosh Because a high fence surrounds it, this colorful church is best...	Religious Sites	Zamoskvoreche

Church of the Transfiguration on the Sands Built in the 17th century, this elegant church was closed after...	Religious Sites	The Arbat, Old and New

Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki Painted with white trim and topped by five green cupolas, this...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Cook Street This is where the tsars' cooks lived. After the revolution the...	Neighborhoods / Streets	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Diamond Fund In 1922 the fledgling Soviet government established this amazing...	Museums / Galleries	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Dom Druzhby One of Moscow's most interesting buildings—it looks like...	Houses / Mansions	The Arbat, Old and New

Dom Knigi The country's largest bookstore has an English-language section...	Stores / Malls	The Arbat, Old and New

Donskoy Monastery The 16th-century Donskoy Monastery, situated in a secluded, wooded...	Religious Sites	Moscow

Dostoyevsky Memorial Apartment This museum is devoted to the great Russian novelist. It's on...	Museums / Galleries	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

English Court Built in the mid-16th century, this white-stone building with...	Museums / Galleries	Kitai Gorod

Episcopal Church Moscow's only Episcopal church is inside this attractive red-sandstone...	Religious Sites	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Gogol statue Gogol statue (Pamyatnik Gogolyu. This statue of a melancholy...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	The Arbat, Old and New

Gorky Literary Museum For Gorky buffs only, this museum is packed with the letters...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Gorky Park Muscovites usually refer to this park made famous by Martin Cruz...	Parks	Zamoskvoreche

Great Kremlin Palace The palace actually consists of a group of buildings. The main...	Castles / Palaces	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

GUM Pronounced "goom," the initials are short for Gosudarstvenny...	Stores / Malls	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Herzen Museum Here you can learn not only about the writer, philosopher, and...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Historical Museum This redbrick museum was built in 1874-83 in the pseudo-Russian...	Museums / Galleries	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Ivan the Great Bell Tower The octagonal main tower of this, the tallest structure in the...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Kolomenskoye If you want to spend an afternoon in the great Russian outdoors...	Parks	Moscow Excursions

Krutitskoye Ecclesiastical Residence The first cathedral on this hill was erected sometime in the...	Religious Sites	Moscow

Kudrinskaya Ploshchad Along one side of this square, cars race along the Garden Ring...	Squares	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Kuskovo Estate and Palace Museum In the 18th and 19th centuries the country estate of Kuskovo...	Museums / Galleries	Moscow Excursions

Kutafya Tower This white bastion, erected in 1516, once defended the approach...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Le Royal Meridien National The ornate art nouveau splendor of the National, built in 1903...	Hotels	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Lenin Mausoleum Except for a brief interval during World War II, when his body...	Memorials / Monuments	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Lermontov House Museum The Romantic poet and novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) lived...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Lobnoye Mesto The name of the strange, round, white-stone dais in front of...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Lubyanskaya Ploshchad Now called by its prerevolutionary name again, this circular...	Squares	Kitai Gorod

Maly Theater Writer Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), known as the father of Soviet...	Arts / Performance Venues	Kitai Gorod

Manezhnaya Ploshchad When the Soviets razed this square in 1938, many of the area's...	Squares	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Mayakovsky Museum The museum for one of Russia's great revolutionary poets is suitably...	Museums / Galleries	Kitai Gorod

Melnikov House This cylindrical concrete building was designed by the famous...	Houses / Mansions	The Arbat, Old and New

Merchants' Arcade This market, which takes up an entire block between ulitsa Ilinka...	Stores / Malls	Kitai Gorod

Metropol Built at the turn of the 20th century in preparation for the...	Hotels	Kitai Gorod

Minin and Pozharsky statue In 1818 sculptor Ivan Martos built this statue, which honors...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

The Mint Built in 1697, the former mint, near the Cathedral of Our Lady...	Financial Institutions	Kitai Gorod

Monastery of the Conception Founded in the 16th century, this working monastery is the oldest...	Religious Sites	The Kropotkinsky District

Monastery of the Savior Behind the Icons The monastery was founded at the beginning of the 17th century...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Moscow Art Theater One of Moscow's most historically important theaters, this performance...	Arts / Performance Venues	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Moscow City Council This impressive structure was built at the end of the 18th century...	Government Buildings	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Moscow State University Russia's oldest university was founded in 1755 by the father...	Educational Institutions	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Museum of the Contemporary History of Russia The onetime social center of the Moscow aristocracy has an entrance...	Museums / Galleries	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Museum of the History of Moscow This small, manageable museum, housed in the former Church of...	Museums / Galleries	Kitai Gorod

New Maiden's Convent Enclosed by a crenellated wall with 12 colorful battle towers...	Religious Sites	Moscow

New Savior Monastery The monastery was built in 1462, but its history dates to the...	Museums / Galleries	Moscow

New Tretyakov Gallery This branch of the Tretyakov Gallery is in the same building...	Museums / Galleries	Zamoskvoreche

Nikitskiye Vorota This square was named after the vorota (gates) of the white-stone...	Squares	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Novodevichy cemetery The Novodevichy cemetery (kladbishche) contains a fascinating...	Cemeteries	Moscow

Oriental Art Museum Glass cases filled to capacity with artwork and clothing from...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Pashkov House Designed by Vasily Bazhenov, one of Russia's greatest architects...	Houses / Mansions	The Kropotkinsky District

Patriarch's Palace Adjoining the Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles, the Patriarch's...	Museums / Galleries	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Patriarch's Pond The beginning of Russian satirist and novelist Mikhail Bulgakov's...	Parks	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Pertsov House One of the finest examples of Moscow art nouveau was built in...	Houses / Mansions	The Kropotkinsky District

Peter the Great statue The enormous statue of the tsar stands atop a base made in the...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Zamoskvoreche

Polytechnical Museum The achievements of science and technology, including an awesome...	Museums / Galleries	Kitai Gorod

Pushkin Apartment Museum The poet Alexander Pushkin lived here with his bride, Natalya...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Pushkin Memorial Museum Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837) never lived here and probably never...	Museums / Galleries	The Kropotkinsky District

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts One of the finest art museums in Russia, the Pushkin is famous...	Museums / Galleries	The Kropotkinsky District

Pushkin Square Pushkin Square is the favorite spot of lovers and the most popular...	Squares	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Red Square World famous for the grand military parades staged here during...	Squares	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Resurrection Gates These gates, which formed part of the Kitai Gorod defensive wall...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Romanov Palace Chambers in Zaryadye It's believed that Mikhail Romanov (1596-1645), the first tsar...	Museums / Galleries	Kitai Gorod

Russian State Library Once called Biblioteka Imeni Lenina, or the Lenin Library, this...	Libraries	The Kropotkinsky District

Ryabushinsky Bank Fyodor Shekhtel designed this turn-of-the-20th-century art nouveau...	Financial Institutions	Kitai Gorod

Ryabushinsky Mansion This marvelous example of Moscow art nouveau was built in 1901...	Architectural Sites	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Sandunovskiye Bani Dating to the late 1800s, this impeccably clean banya, known...	Architectural Sites	Kitai Gorod

Scriabin Museum This charming, dusty house-museum is in the composer Alexander...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Shchusev Architecture Museum This museum, in an 18th-century neoclassical mansion, has a good...	Museums / Galleries	The Arbat, Old and New

Sobakina Tower More than 180 feet high, the Sobakina (formerly Arsenal) Tower...	Military Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Spaso House The yellow neoclassical mansion behind the iron gate is the residence...	Houses / Mansions	The Arbat, Old and New

St. Barbara's Church This peach-and-white church, built in the classical style at...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

St. Basil's Cathedral Although it's popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, the proper...	Religious Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

St. John's Convent This convent, which was built in the 16th century and restored...	Religious Sites	Kitai Gorod

Stanislavsky Museum Konstantin Stanislavsky was a Russian actor, director, and producer...	Museums / Galleries	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

State Kremlin Palace In 1961 this rectangular structure of glass and aluminum was...	Castles / Palaces	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tchaikovsky Conservatory The famous Tchaikovsky Music Competition takes place every four...	Arts / Performance Venues	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Tolstoy House Estate Museum Tolstoy bought this house in 1882, at the age of 54, and spent...	Museums / Galleries	The Kropotkinsky District

Tolstoy Memorial Museum Architect Afanasy Grigoriev designed this mansion, a fine example...	Museums / Galleries	The Kropotkinsky District

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dedicated on May 9, 1967, the 22nd anniversary of the Russian...	Memorials / Monuments	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tower of the Savior Until Boris Yeltsin's presidency (1991-99) this 1491 tower served...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tretyakov Gallery The Tretyakov Gallery—now often called the "Old Tretyakov"...	Museums / Galleries	Zamoskvoreche

Triumphal Square This major intersection is where the grand boulevard of Moscow...	Squares	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Troitskaya Tower Rising 240 feet above the garden, this is the tallest bashnya...	Architectural Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tsar Bell The world's largest bell is also the world's most silent: it...	Memorials / Monuments	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tsar Cannon This huge piece of artillery (pushka) has the largest caliber...	Military Sites	Heart of Russia: The Kremlin and Red Square

Tsaritsyno This popular boating and picnicking spot is the site of the 18th-century...	Parks	Moscow Excursions

Tsvetaeva House Museum Marina Tsvetaeva (1892-1941), the renowned poet, lived in an...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Tverskaya Square This square, which dates to 1792, was named for the street, but...	Squares	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Tverskaya-Yamskaya ulitsa This last section of Tverskaya ulitsa leads to the Belorussian...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

V. I. Lenin Museum Although during the time of Soviet Russia this was a solemn and...	Architectural Sites	Kitai Gorod

Vakhtangov Theater An excellent traditional theater is housed within this impressive...	Arts / Performance Venues	The Arbat, Old and New

Victory Park This 335-acre park (Park Pobedy) near the landmark Triumphal...	Parks	Moscow Excursions

Yeliseyevsky's Of all the stores and boutiques on Tverskaya ulitsa, this grocery...	Stores / Malls	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Yermolova Theater The theater housed in this short building with an arched entrance...	Arts / Performance Venues	Tverskaya Ulitsa: Moscow's Fifth Avenue

Zoo Zurab Tsereteli, Moscow's most ubiquitous sculptor, designed...	Zoos / Aquariums	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa

Zoological Museum This museum, founded in 1902, is always swarming with schoolchildren...	Museums / Galleries	The Old Moscow of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
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