Location: St. Petersburg
Top Things to do in St. Petersburg
Top Restaurants in St. Petersburg
What to do and see in St. Petersburg, Northwestern District: The Best Historic Sites
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. Church of St. Aleksander Nevsky
2. Konyushenny Dvor
3. Tower-Library
4. Grand Peterhof Palace
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4.5 based on 12,662 reviews
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.
5. Holy Trinity Alexander Nevskiy Lavra
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4.5 based on 394 reviews
This beautiful monastery complex contains cemeteries where many of Russia's greatest literary and cultural figures are buried.
Reviewed By C2002SHmarkm - Ada, United States
Easy stop off green line of subway. One of the few highly rated sites without many tour groups. Beautiful space in which to pray. We had a priest chanting prayers throughout our visit which added aural beauty as well. God is good.
6. Alexander Park
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4.5 based on 303 reviews
This magnificent palace is most well known for its role during the reign of the last Tsar, Nicholas II, who, with his family, was kept here before being moved to Siberia and then murdered.
Reviewed By kjoytravel - St. Petersburg, Russia
Very nice park in Pushkin town. A peaceful place to hide away from the crowds, to take a walk or to ride a bike.
7. Palace Square
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4.5 based on 5,442 reviews
Contrasting architectures and wide open spaces are the hallmarks of this extraordinary plaza, which has witnessed historic events like Bloody Sunday and the storming of the Winter Palace and is now the rallying place for every imaginable political demonstration.
Reviewed By ukienomad - Fleming Island, United States
Huge square with lots to see and it could be overwhelming. The summer palace is there, horses with carriages that you can take a ride in, people with period costumes trying to take pictures with you for a price, statues, and so much more. Actually, the October Revolution and Bloody Sunday took place here. We walked over 19,000 steps that day. Long day but worth it.
8. The General Staff Building
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4.5 based on 1,136 reviews
Reviewed By Scenic797753
An impressive collection of an impressive range of great art including examples of works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Toulouse Lautrec, Dégas, Matisse, Picasso, Monet and others. Wonderful. Equals or surpasses any collection you are likely to see anywhere in the world...
9. Neva Embankments
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4.5 based on 1,485 reviews
Reviewed By prakvaid58 - Philadelphia, United States
Whether you traverse these waterways by day or by night... the magic of it all never fails to put you in a trance! In the Neva River it’s the sights on embankments that thrill you... Peter and Paul cathedral, Hermitage museum, St Isaacs dome, the amazing bridges! When you detour via smaller rivers like the Fontanka, the focus shifts to the various bridges.. the Lion bridge, The Egyptian bridge etc! All in all it’s just magical! At night, witness the raising of drawbridges... an amazing sight!
