Location: Vasilyevsky Island
Top Things to do in Vasilyevsky Island
Top Restaurants in St. Petersburg
The 10 Best Things to do in Vasilyevsky Island, Northwestern District
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. Geological Museum F.N. Chernyshev
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
2. Mendeleev Museum
3. St. Petersburg House of the Optina Pustyn Friary
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5.0 based on 43 reviews
4. Chapel of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg
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5.0 based on 454 reviews
Reviewed By Marie-na4515
The Church if canonized St. Xenia is superb. The cemetery visitors and people with prayer that come here makes this a great place to visit.
5. The Menshikov Palace
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4.5 based on 258 reviews
A vision in yellow, this majestic palace - now housing Russian cultural artifacts - once belonged to Alexander Menshikov, ruler of Russia for two years until accused of treason and exiled to Siberia.
Reviewed By Alan186346 - Thirsk, United Kingdom
The story behind the building is remarkable and shows the power play of Peter the Great's friend - Menshikov was lucky to keep his life!. The building grew over time and it stood, originally, right next to the river. It is more of a home than a grand palace and reflects the styles of the different periods of construction. Artefacts are a curiosity, of course, but it was the building itself that held my interest. The information cards, hand held, were well written and thoughtful.
6. Russian Academy of Fine Arts Museum
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4.5 based on 32 reviews
Learn about the history of art education in Russia and view works by students and teachers from the famous Academy of Fine Arts, from which many of the most prominent Russian artists graduated.
7. Icebreaker Krasin
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4.5 based on 169 reviews
Now a floating museum, this historic ship helped rescue the Italian polar expedition led by Umberto Nobile, led Allied arms and supply convoys in World War II and later conducted polar research expeditions.
Reviewed By leeatlife - Ashford, United Kingdom
So glad I visited this ship, the history behind this icebreaker is astonishing. No audio guide and my tour guide had next to no English but that didn't detract from an excellent tour. There is a lot of English translation throughout the Museum but even without you can sense the history and work it out for yourself, from a Armed escort during the Russian convoys from England during the war back to a rescue boat when an Italian airship had problems on an expedition to the North Pole.
8. Zoological Museum
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4.5 based on 322 reviews
Although the museum's current home is too small to display all 17 million species in the collection, more than half a million are on display in the form of skeletons, stuffed animals and other exhibits.
Reviewed By a1eksandar - Belgrade, Serbia
Apart for being famous as a museum with the most displayed mamoths, this place has immense collection of outstanding number of species. If you do not know Russian much of the displayed staff will be limited for you since not many have English translation.
9. Egyptian Sphinxes
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4.5 based on 165 reviews
A St. Petersburg signature, the two Egyptian sphinxes of Amenhotep III that grace the front of the Academy of Fine Arts Museum date to the 15th century B.C.
10. Memorial Sign Strelka Of Vasilievskiy Island
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4.5 based on 653 reviews
This spit of land is located on the edge of Vasilievsky Island overlooking the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Winter Palace.
Reviewed By 490theos - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
lovely perspective of the Neva and the embankments of central St Petersburg. Romantic when it is visited by newly weds having their photos taken
