Things to do in Moscow
Moscow's main sites – including the Kremlin, Lenin's Mausoleum and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts – lie within a mile of Red Square. South-west is the Novodevichy Cemetery, while northwards Prospekt Mira is home to the Stalinist architecture of The All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh). Most museums open 10am-6pm, and close one day a week, usually on a Monday. Entry charges for foreigners can be double those for Russian nationals.
Museums and Galleries
Expand all1. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts - Dutch Grandmasters and Impressionists
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The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, in Prechistenka, covers art from Ancient Egypt to Grand Masters including Rubens and Breughel. A user-friendly modern building houses its Impressionists, including Monet, Van Gogh and Gauguin.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Guest pass to all museums Rbl500, children Rbl300; admission to main museum or Impressionists only Rbl300, children Rbl150
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 10am-7pm (until 9pm Thu)
Address
10-14, ulitsa Volkhonka, Moscow 121019
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 203 7998 / +7 (8) 495 697 9578
2. The Museums of the Moscow Kremlin - Cathedrals of the Tsars
Show more Red Square's Museums of the Moscow Kremlin's attractions include Ivan the Terrible's throne and the Tsars' tombs in the Cathedral of the Archangel. Morning tickets for the Armoury's Fabergé eggs and other treasures sell fast - afternoons are a better bet.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
From Rbl350; concessions from Rbl100
Opening Hours
Mon-Wed & Fri-Sun 10.30am-4.30pm (Kremlin closes 5pm)
Address
Moscow 103073
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 624 5503 or +7 (8) 495 697 8086
Attractions
Expand all3. Lenin's Mausoleum - The founding father
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Lenin's Mausoleum, on Red Square, houses its famous corpse within a 1930s Constructivist masterpiece. Visitors include fewer die-hard Bolsheviks than tourists these days, but the whole place is a good reminder of how things used to be around here.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
Tue-Thu & Sat 10am-1pm
Address
Krasnaya Ploschad Red Square, Moscow 109012
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 623 5527
4. Novodevichy Cemetery - Famous graves, Baroque architecture
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Novodevichy Cemetery contains many famous graves including those of Khrushchev, Yeltsin, Chekhov and Prokofiev. Once used to confine miscreant noble wives, including Peter the Great's first, Evdokia, the adjacent Novodevichy Convent is a classic ensemble of Moscow Baroque architecture.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Cemetery: free; Convent grounds: Rbl150; concessions and children Rbl60
Opening Hours
Cemetery: daily 10am-5pm; Convent 10am-5.30pm
Address
2, Luzhnetski Proezd, Moscow 119048
Special Things to do
Expand all5. The All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNKh) - Surreal Soviet theme park
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Opened on Prospekt Mira in 1939 to promote collectivised agriculture, the pavilions of the All-Russia Exhibition Centre are masterpieces of Stalinist architecture. Its Museum of the Ice Age, Buran Space Shuttle and funfairs make it an ideal visit for all ages.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
Free
Opening Hours
Grounds Oct-Apr 9am-7pm (until 8pm weekends); pavilions 10am-6pm (until 7pm weekends); Grounds May-Sep 8am-10pm, pavilions 10am-7pm
Address
119, Prospekt Mira, Moscow 129223
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 544 3400
6. Sandunovsky Baths - Pre-revolutionary steam baths
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North of Red Square at Kuznetsky Most, the Sandunovsky Baths are Moscow's oldest, with a marble pillared swimming pool and vodka on demand from the on-site restaurant. Private baths (banya) are available by the hour.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Cost
From Rbl1000; children from Rbl300
Opening Hours
Daily 8am-10pm
Address
Building 3-7, 14, Neglinnaya Ulitsa, Moscow 107031
Telephone
+7 (8) 495 625 4631 or +7 (8) 495 628 4633 (private banya)
