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Things to Do in St. Petersburg

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2-Day Group Shore Excursion in St Petersburg with Faberge Museum & Boat Cruise
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Bus Tours
from $25.00 per adult
Peterhof Palace and Fountains by Hydrofoil with Private Guide
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Day Trips
from $152.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Hermitage VIP Ticket with Concierge Service
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Skip-the-Line Tours
from $42.50 per adult
City Sightseeing St Petersburg Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
22
Bus Tours
from $16.73 per adult
State Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg Admission Ticket
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Attractions & Museums
from $7.17 per adult
1-Day St. Petersburg PRIVATE ALL INCLUSIVE GRAND TOUR Skip-the-line
6
Bus Tours
from $207.87 per adult (price varies by group size)
2-day Private Shore Excursion of St Petersburg with Faberge Museum
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Bus Tours
from $530.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Relaxed 2-Day Shore Excursion in St Petersburg with Faberge Museum
Bus Tours
from $475.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
1-Day Visa-Free Tour with Hermitage, Peterhof and Canal Cruise
2
Bus Tours
from $250.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
Entrance ticket to the Savior on Blood
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Religious Sites
from $7.77 per adult

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Top Attractions in St. Petersburg

1. The State Hermitage Museum

Art Museums

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Open now

Admission tickets from $7.16

This former palace of the tzars has around 22 miles of exhibit space and supposedly the largest collections of…

2. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

Churches & Cathedrals

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Admission tickets from $7.75

This church with the unusual name sits on the site of the March I, 1881 assassination of Czar Alexander II and built…

3. Grand Peterhof Palace

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

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This summer palace consists of 300 acrea of gardens, 66 fountains, 39 beautiful statues and twelve miles of canals all…

4. Catherine Palace and Park

Architectural Buildings • Parks

Admission tickets from $35.00

This summer palace of the royal family from mid-eighteenth century has been restored to its former glory after…

5. Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Preserve

Historic Sites

Admission tickets from $35.00

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Since its foundation, this pavilion served its purpose as the premises for the rich collection of cold steel as well as…

6. The Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt

Churches & Cathedrals

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Huge, richly decorated, recently restored building, built as a Russian Navy main church, which means that its…

7. Faberge Museum

Speciality Museums

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Admission tickets from $14.22

This modern, privately-run museum is based on a collection of Faberge items belonging to a wealthy collector through a…

8. Alexander Park

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

In the center of one of the quarters of New Garden stand the remains of the Chinese Theatre and nearby the Grand…

9. Zelenogorsk Recreation Park

Parks

10. Oranienbaum State Museum Reserve

Speciality Museums

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Display cabinets draw you in with artefacts that are not even 100years old.

11. Dubki Park of Culture and Leisure

Parks

12. Grand Maket Russia

Speciality Museums

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The display is mammoth with detailed replicas of life throughout Russia in miniature.

13. The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral

Speciality Museums • Churches & Cathedrals

Admiralteisky

Admission tickets from $4.77

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The cathedral was designed to accommodate 13 thousand standing worshipers and this is now one of the largest domed…

14. The Hermitage Pavilion

Architectural Buildings

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Hermitage Pavilion was constructed in Baroque style from 1744–1754, and served for entertainment meetings of courtiers.

15. Park And Gardens of Peterhof

Parks • Gardens

The gardens and environs were designed by Peter the Great himself and cover more than 300 acre of gardens and parks.

16. Eco Path

Nature & Wildlife Areas • Hiking Trails

17. State Russian Museum

Speciality Museums

Nevskiy

Admission tickets from $20.52

This museum, formerly known as Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III, was founded in 1895 and has the…

18. Monastery of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Maritime Men's Deserts

Points of Interest & Landmarks

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19. Peterhof State Museum Preserve

Speciality Museums • Parks

It is an immense estate almost as large as Orlando, Florida’s Disney theme park.

20. The General Staff Building

Historic Sites • Art Museums

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This building has been adapted to house impressionists and early 20th century paintings.

21. Chinese Palace

Speciality Museums

Built as a private retreat for Catherine the Great, undamaged by World War 2 and survived communism, has some…

22. The National Congress Palace (Constantine Palace)

Historic Sites • Historic Walking Areas

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The palace has been transformed from a derelict to its original grandeur and the grounds transformed into a veritable…

23. Pavlovsk State Museum

History Museums

Admission tickets from $6.73

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The tsars from Peter the Great onward built or expanded a series of impossibly ornate palaces outside of St. Petersburg.

24. Menshikov's Great Palace

Speciality Museums

The palace boasts to possess the glass items produced on the factories of the palace owner as well as its own…

25. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Churches & Cathedrals

This cathedral houses all of the Tsars of Russia and hence guide commentaries give a unique insight into their reign…

26. Oranienbaum

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Those panels were produced in 1760ies by Russian seamstresses under a guidance of a French master.

27. Yusupov Palace on Moika River

Theaters • History Museums

Admission tickets from $16.65

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... powerful, and there family palace contains several wings and an extraordinarily impressive private theatre.

28. Winter Palace of Peter I

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Admiralteisky

The Winter Palace is part of the Hermitage and is simply a stunning palace to house the great art works that Russia o...

29. Kameronova Gallery Museum

Art Museums

This Gallery Museum bearing the name of one scottish architect and designer, that is, Charles Cameron, is the adjacent…

30. Sestroetskiy Rubezh

Speciality Museums

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