Location: Moscow
Top Things to do in Moscow
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Moscow, Central Russia
The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
Restaurants in Moscow
1. State Tretyakov Gallery
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5.0 based on 5,896 reviews
The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and contains more than 180,000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics created by generations of Russian artists.
Reviewed By PierreBMalta - San Gwann, Malta
The best Museum for Russian paintings. An incredible collection of paintings by the top Russian painters. A must see if you are into Russian art or an art lover in general. Well presented and easily viewed.
2. Donskoi Monastery
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5.0 based on 281 reviews
This 16th-century monastery was built to commemorate what was considered a miraculous victory over Tatar troops, attributed to the powers of the Donskaya Icon.
Reviewed By Alexander_Kudrin - Samara, Russia
One of the oldest and most beautiful Orthodox monasteries is located near the Shabolovskaya metro station. The monastery is surrounded by a cozy square, powerful thick walls and patterned towers. Founded in 1591 on the site where the Russian military camp was located. He is directly subordinate to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The oldest known cemetery is located in the Donskoy Monastery, where many famous people are buried. It is interesting to wander between the graves scattered across the territory of the necropolis, meeting familiar names. There are also amazingly beautiful high reliefs of the destroyed Cathedral of Christ the Savior. You can spend 2-3 hours to visit this place.
3. Art Gallery of the European and American Countries of the XIX-XX centuries
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5.0 based on 495 reviews
Reviewed By ginsengNewYork
Located in an unassuming building near Pushkine Museum, these galleries contain some fascinating pieces of art from the great European and American painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries - Monet, Picasso, Degas, Van Gogh, Sisley, Gauguin, Cassatt and many more. It is well laid out, with the galleries spread over three compact floors. The rest of this incredible collection is in St Petersburg in the Hermitage beautiful modern wing.
4. Victor Vasnetsov House Museum
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5.0 based on 240 reviews
This interesting wooden hut that sits incongruously among block houses and high-rises was the home of one of Russia's greatest artists.
5. New Stage of State Academical Bolshoi Theatre
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5.0 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By vaishnavip795 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Russia is the birthplace of my favorite composer P. Tchaikovsky and his music is widely known to be composed mostly for ballet and symphonies. Being in Moscow, I really wanted to visit the Bolshoi theatre but in vain. However, on that day we coincidently bought tickets to an Opera in this place just to feel what it was like to watch Tchaikovsky's music played live in this very city and the show was beautiful. A day prior to Christmas Eve, this event was one of the best moments in Russia.!!
6. Saint Basil's Cathedral
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4.5 based on 12,380 reviews
Built by Ivan the Terrible in the 1550s, this intriguing cathedral bordering Red Square consists of nine separate chapels, each capped with its own individually shaped and colored dome.
Reviewed By AlSuwaidi_R7 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
You must visit the iconic symbol of Russia - Moscow and take take a picture outside of this most beautiful building St. Basil’s and capture and the amazing details of this historical architecture in world.
7. Armoury Chamber
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4.5 based on 3,933 reviews
A dazzling array of treasures from the 4th to the 20th century are housed in this Kremlin museum, including thrones and carriages of the tsars, the works of Moscow silver and goldsmiths, arms, jewels, precious Russian Easter eggs and other Russian and foreign decorative arts.
Reviewed By RitaC651 - Melbourne, Australia
We were overwhelmed by the treasures we saw and were surprised that such an amazing collection survived Russia’s turbulent history. Hundreds of objects made of gold and silver were encrusted with gems. The gold carriages were unbelievable. The collection of crowns was my favourite. So many display cases were filled with items that showed the wealth and lavish lifestyle of the Tsars. There were displays of clothes worn by the royal family, some famous Faberge eggs and many other items. Everything was beautifully styled. There were military uniforms, weapons and horse armoury that were all heavily decorated. There was also a number of religious items. This museum shows the connection between the wealth and power of the Tzar, the church and the state. No wonder there was a revolution in Russia.
8. New Tretyakov Gallery
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4.5 based on 1,123 reviews
New building of the Tretyakov Gallery at 10 Krymsky Val houses a unique museum exhibition of modern Russian art features works by Chagall, Kandinsky, Malevich and other 20th-century artists. In the same building there is the Central House of Artists, and around there is a Sculpture Park.
Reviewed By KatrinaMolini - Corciano, Italy
This fantastic museum is another must see if you are visiting Moscow and you love modern art. It’s a bit far from the main State Tretyakov Gallery, but it’s totally worth a trip. You will see many famous paintings here, the collection is wonderful! Besides, there is a lovely garden outside the building that contains many beautiful statues and sculptures as well. Plan at least two hours here. We unfortunately had only one hour and so we didn’t see everything (we skipped on temporary exhibits). The entrance is also 500 rubles just like the State Tretyakov Gallery and it has longer opening hours on some days too. There were almost no people when we visited in the evening so if you want some space while strolling, come after 6 PM on one of those days.
9. Moscow Metro
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4.5 based on 16,999 reviews
Reviewed By ukienomad - Fleming Island, United States
The subway or underground lives up to its reputation as it is clean, and a piece of art with beautiful chandeliers, frescoes, large bronze statues, marble, etc. the trains run very frequently and as soon as one leaves, there seems to be another one in a matter of minutes. They do have English speaking people to help you get tickets as well as English vending machines. And the fares are very reasonable as this is the most frequent use of transportation for the locals.
10. GUM
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4.5 based on 5,971 reviews
The largest department store in Russia, dating back to the days of the tsars, is located opposite the Kremlin in Red Square.
Reviewed By sufu13 - London, United Kingdom
Simply vast & amazing. It has everything & more, a vast stunning department store where you can pretty much buy anything, browse for hours, have a tea/coffee & amazing cakes, warm up Great history Everything is laid out so beautifully Just stunning, you could spend days in there
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