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Things to do in Saint Petersburg
28 verified places and 61 missions to truly experience Saint Petersburg. Must-sees: Hermitage Museum, Saint Isaac's Cathedral, State Russian Museum, Kazan Cathedral. Best known for: Culture, Leisure, Nature.
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Places in Saint Petersburg
CultureHermitage MuseumMuseum housed in the Winter Palace, the tsars' residence built between 1754 and 1762 by Bartolomeo Rastrelli…CultureSaint Isaac's CathedralOrthodox cathedral designed by Auguste de Montferrand and built between 1818 and 1858, with one of the…CultureState Russian MuseumThe first state museum of Russian art, opened to the public in 1898 in the Mikhailovsky Palace, the work of…CultureKazan CathedralOrthodox cathedral on Nevsky Prospect, built between 1801 and 1811 to a design by Andrey Voronikhin.CultureCathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Fortress)Cathedral inside the Peter and Paul Fortress, founded in 1703 on Hare Island and the origin of the city.CultureChurch of the Saviour on Spilled BloodChurch built between 1883 and 1907 on the spot on the Griboyedov Canal where Tsar Alexander II was fatally…CultureKunstkameraRussia's first museum, founded by Peter the Great in 1714 and housed since 1728 in a Baroque building on…CultureThe Bronze HorsemanEquestrian statue of Peter the Great in Senate Square, the work of the French sculptor Étienne Maurice…CultureTrinity Cathedral (Izmailovsky)Orthodox cathedral in Saint Petersburg, built between 1828 and 1835 for the Izmailovsky regiment.LeisureMariinsky TheatreOpera and ballet theatre opened in 1860 to a design by Albert Cavos, in Theatre Square.NatureField of MarsLarge landscaped esplanade in the centre of Saint Petersburg, between the Summer Garden, the Moika canal and…CultureChurch of St CatherineA Catholic church on Nevsky Prospect, built in the 18th century at the request of the Catholic community of…CultureSummer Palace of Peter the GreatSmall two-storey palace built between 1710 and 1714 by Domenico Trezzini in the Summer Garden, next to the…CultureGrand Choral Synagogue of Saint PetersburgA synagogue in Moorish and Byzantine style built in the late 19th century on Lermontovsky Avenue, with a…CultureArmenian Church of St CatherineChurch of Saint Petersburg's Armenian community, built on Nevsky Prospect between 1771 and 1776.LeisureNew HollandArtificial island surrounded by canals, with 18th-century brick naval warehouses and a monumental entrance…CultureLutheran Church of St Peter and St Paul (Petrikirche)A Lutheran church on Nevsky Prospect built in the 1830s to a design by Alexander Briullov, one of the first…CultureFour Lions BridgePedestrian bridge over the Griboyedov Canal, built in the 1820s.CultureFabergé MuseumMuseum opened in 2013 in the Shuvalov Palace, on the Fontanka embankment.CultureArctic and Antarctic MuseumA museum devoted to the exploration of the polar regions, housed in a former church on Marata Street, in…CultureMonument to Nicholas IEquestrian statue of Nicholas I unveiled in 1859 in St Isaac's Square, in front of the cathedral and next to…CultureMikhailovsky TheatreOpera and ballet theatre on Arts Square in Saint Petersburg, built in the 1830s in the neoclassical style.CultureRussian Museum of EthnographySaint Petersburg museum dedicated to the peoples who live or have lived in Russia, with collections of…CultureErartaContemporary art museum opened in 2010 on Vasilyevsky Island, on the 29th Line.CultureOstrovsky SquareLandscaped square in central Saint Petersburg, framed by the Alexandrinsky Theatre and Rossi Street, the work…NatureMikhailovsky GardenPublic garden behind the Mikhailovsky Palace, home of the Russian Museum, next to the Griboyedov Canal and a…LeisureMalaya Sadovaya StreetA short pedestrian street in central Saint Petersburg that runs from Nevsky Prospect to Italianskaya Street.CultureMariinsky Theatre IIThe second hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, opened in 2013 across the Kryukov Canal from the historic building.
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Saint Petersburg in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Hermitage Museum, Saint Isaac's Cathedral, State Russian Museum, Kazan Cathedral and Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Fortress).
What can you see for free in Saint Petersburg?
No entry fee: Kazan Cathedral, The Bronze Horseman, Trinity Cathedral (Izmailovsky), Mariinsky Theatre, Field of Mars and Church of St Catherine.