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32 verified places and 73 missions to truly experience Moscow. Must-sees: Red Square, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Tretyakov Gallery, Novodevichy Convent. Best known for: Culture, Leisure, Food & drink.
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Places in Moscow
CultureRed SquareMoscow's main square, at the foot of the Kremlin wall, which began to take shape at the end of the 15th…CultureCathedral of Christ the SaviourOrthodox cathedral consecrated in 1883 to commemorate the victory over Napoleon in 1812.CultureTretyakov GalleryMuseum of Russian art founded by the merchant Pavel Tretyakov, who donated his collection to the city of…CultureNovodevichy ConventFortified convent founded in 1524 by Grand Prince Vasili III to commemorate the conquest of Smolensk.CulturePushkin Museum of Fine ArtsMoscow's main museum of European art, on Volkhonka Street, opposite the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.LeisureFederation TowerSkyscraper in the Moscow City financial district, with the Vostok tower at about 374 metres, one of the…LeisureMoscow ZooOne of the oldest zoos in Russia, founded in 1864 in central Moscow, near Presnya.CultureBolshoi TheatreOpera and ballet theatre founded in 1776. The current neoclassical building is by Joseph Bové and dates from…LeisureVDNKhLarge exhibition ground and park, opened in 1939 as the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition and expanded after…LeisureLuzhniki StadiumLarge sports complex on a bend of the Moskva, opened in 1956. It was the main venue of the 1980 Olympic Games…LeisureGorky ParkLarge urban park on the banks of the Moskva river, opened in 1928 as the Central Park of Culture and Rest and…CultureCathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionA neo-Gothic Catholic cathedral of brick and stone on Malaya Gruzinskaya Street, built between 1899 and 1911…CultureDanilov MonasteryMonastery founded in 1282 by Daniel of Moscow, regarded as the oldest in the city.CultureTsaritsynoPalace complex in southern Moscow that Catherine II commissioned in 1775 from Vasily Bazhenov, and which…CultureDonskoy MonasteryA fortified monastery founded in 1591 south of the centre of Moscow, part of the ring of monasteries that…CultureVagankovo CemeteryHistoric cemetery in the Presnya district, opened in the 18th century.LeisureZaryadye ParkUrban park opened in 2017 on the site of the demolished Hotel Rossiya, next to Red Square and St Basil's, in…CultureChurch of St Louis of the FrenchNeoclassical Catholic church on Malaya Lubyanka Street, built in the 1830s for Moscow's French community…CultureConvent of Martha and MaryAn Orthodox convent founded in 1909 by Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna on Bolshaya Ordynka Street, with…LeisureIzmailovo ParkLarge park in eastern Moscow, a former estate of the tsars. Its main attraction is the Izmailovo Kremlin, a…CultureMuzeon ParkSculpture park beside the Moskva river, adjoining Gorky Park and the New Tretyakov.CultureRogozhskoye CemeterySpiritual centre of Russia's Old Believers, an Orthodox community that rejected the liturgical reforms of the…CultureChurch of St Nicholas in TolmachiOrthodox church in the Zamoskvorechie district of Moscow, next to the Tretyakov Gallery and linked to it.CultureGorky Museum (Ryabushinsky Mansion)Art Nouveau mansion designed by Fyodor Shekhtel in the early 20th century for the businessman Stepan…CultureAlexander Garden ObeliskGranite obelisk in the Alexander Garden, at the foot of the Kremlin wall.LeisureChekhov Moscow Art TheatreTheatre founded in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, famous for…CultureNew Tretyakov GalleryThe Tretyakov's branch on Krymsky Val devoted to Russian and Soviet art of the 20th and 21st centuries.LeisureSanduny BathsPublic baths founded in the early 19th century on Neglinnaya Street, famous for the monumental decor of their…Food & drinkCafé PushkinCafé-restaurant opened in 1999 on Tverskoy Boulevard, in a newly built mansion that imitates a 19th-century…CultureArbat StreetOne of the oldest streets in Moscow and, since Soviet times, a pedestrian thoroughfare.LeisureGUMLarge department store facing Red Square, built in the late 19th century with three-storey galleries, iron…Food & drinkDanilovsky MarketHistoric food market in southern Moscow, in the Danilovsky district, renovated in the 21st century without…
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Moscow in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Red Square, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Tretyakov Gallery, Novodevichy Convent and Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
What can you see for free in Moscow?
No entry fee: Danilov Monastery, Zaryadye Park and Izmailovo Park.