The 10 Best History Museums in St. Petersburg, Northwestern District

April 1, 2022 Etsuko Causey

The second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is the country’s cultural heart. View splendid architectural gems like the Winter Palace and the Kazan Cathedral, and give yourself plenty of time to browse the world-renowned art collection of the Hermitage. Sprawling across the Neva River delta, St. Petersburg offers enough art, nightlife, fine dining and cultural destinations for many repeat visits.
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1. Tverdyni Ingrii Museum

Naberezhnaya St., 4, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia http://vk.com/inkerifortress
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Tverdyni Ingrii Museum

2. Saint Ioann Kronshtadtsky's Memorial Museum Apartment

Posadskaya St., 21/12, Kronshtadt, St. Petersburg 197760 Russia +7 812 311-77-45
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5.0 based on 53 reviews

Saint Ioann Kronshtadtsky's Memorial Museum Apartment

3. Grand Peterhof Palace

Razvodnaya St., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg 198516 Russia +7 812 450-52-87 [email protected] http://peterhofmuseum.ru
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4.5 based on 12,662 reviews

Grand Peterhof Palace

Once a formal garden built for Peter the Great, this popular park still has more than 80 of the original marble statues and sculptures and houses Peter's Summer Palace, a simply designed two-story building that now displays many of the ruler's own artifacts.

Reviewed By lionusc

Peterhof Palace is one of the best preserve palace n museum in Russia and have good antique collection and also beautiful cascade garden n fountain from the period of Peter the Great.

4. Peter and Paul Fortress

Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia +7 812 230-64-31 [email protected] http://www.spbmuseum.ru/themuseum/museum_complex/peterpaul_fortress/
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4.5 based on 5,098 reviews

Peter and Paul Fortress

Built as a fortress in 1703 by Peter the Great, this building was used instead as a political prison under the czars, and houses the City History Museum, the Mint, and the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Reviewed By TWal1 - Canberra, Australia

Like other buildings in St Petersburg, the Peter and Paul Fortress is an impressive complex full of grand ideas. Probably the most important building is the Peter and Paul Cathedral. The Cathedral is best known for its unique architecture, including spire, and the tombs of Russian tsars. Their desire to show off their wealth shows no bounds. This is more than an A B C. Thanks for your vote.

5. Picture House Museum

Dvortsovy ave., 50, Lomonosov, St. Petersburg 198412 Russia +7 812 450-56-52 [email protected] https://peterhofmuseum.ru/objects/oranienbaum/kartinniy_dom
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Picture House Museum

6. Catherine Palace and Park

Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia +7 812 415-76-67 [email protected] http://www.tzar.ru/en
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4.5 based on 8,614 reviews

Catherine Palace and Park

Filled with 18th-century paintings and ornate rooms, this white and gold palace is surrounded by a 1400-acre park complete with fountains, bridges, the Agate Pavilion bathhouse and the Great Pond. The Palace also has a famous Amber Room, stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but now recreated by Russian craftsmen.

Reviewed By Margo7850p

The Catherine Palace is named after Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great. Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoye Selo as her chief summer residence. Starting in 1743, the building was reconstructed by four different architects. The building was to be built to compete with Versailles. The resultant palace, completed in 1756, is nearly 1km in circumference, with elaborately decorated blue-and-white facades featuring gilded atlantes. The interiors of the Catherine Palace are no less spectacular. Another place worth seeing. A beautiful palace and park complex.

7. Pavlovsk State Museum

Sadovaya St 20, Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg 196621 Russia +7 812 452-15-36 [email protected] http://www.pavlovskmuseum.ru/
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4.5 based on 1,308 reviews

Pavlovsk State Museum

The palace and park ensemble Pavlovsk was created in the age of Russian classicism of the late 18th - early 19th centuries by the constellation of famous architects and decorators of the time: Charles Cameron, Vincenzo Brenna, Giacomo Quarenghi, Pietro Gonzaga. The vast collection of paintings, porcelain, bronze, furniture and sculpture is presented in the palace interiors. Its picturesque natural scenes along the banks of Slavyanka river, Arcadian and classic pavilions give Pavlovsk the reputation of a romantic park, which has an estimated territory of 600 ha. For more than two centuries Pavlovsk, this great joint creation of man and nature, have been granting enchanting feeling of harmony and spiritual balance to people. This world heritage masterpiece is protected by UNESCO.

Reviewed By Shekar48

The Pavlovsk Palace and Garden was a revelation. While the Catherine Palace buzzes with activity, the Pavlovsk Palace is an oasis of tranquility. We were told that the palace was built for Empress Catherine for her son, Paul when he was the heir apparent. The palace is not too ornate and gives the feeling that this was a royal family residence and not one built for formal, ceremonial purposes . The palace is set in a very green setting and is ideal for a relaxed visit far from the crowds

8. Kazan Cathedral

Kazanskaya Sq., 2 Metro Nevskiy Prospect, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia +7 981 930-08-01 [email protected] http://www.kazansky-spb.ru
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4.5 based on 4,143 reviews

Kazan Cathedral

Built in the early 1800s to duplicate the Vatican's Basilica of St. Peter, this huge cathedral served as a monument to Russia's victory over Napoleon in the War of 1812 and today houses the Museum of Religion.

Reviewed By Pranavito - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

It is a lovely, imposing structure from the outside, but a bit bare and not decorative from the interior but I guess the comparison with the Cathedral of the Spilt Blood is unfair. Kazan is an active church, you could see a line of people waiting to kiss one of the icons and many of them sitting around in prayer and lighting candles. The ambience is spiritual and surely worth a visit, to get a peek into the daily life of ordinary Russians.

9. Mikhailovskiy Castle Historical Museum

Sadovaya St., 2, St. Petersburg 191011 Russia +7 812 595-42-48 http://www.rusmuseum.ru/mikhailovsky-castle/
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4.5 based on 347 reviews

Mikhailovskiy Castle Historical Museum

Now a branch of the Russian Museum with portraits of Russian rulers on display, this castle built for Paul I has a fascinating and mysterious history, which includes Paul's assassination in his own bedroom.

10. Russian State Museum of Arctic and Antarctic

Marata St., 24A, St. Petersburg 191040 Russia +7 812 571-25-49 http://www.polarmuseum.ru
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4.5 based on 189 reviews

Russian State Museum of Arctic and Antarctic

Celebrated Russian polar expeditions and rescue missions are dramatically detailed and illustrated at this museum, which contains the original small plane that carried the Chelyuskin crew to safety in a 1934 rescue operation.

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