12 Best Things to Do in Saint Petersburg

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   Hermitage Museum

   MuseumFree entry

   The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, holds the largest collection of paintings in the world.

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   Palace Square

   Landmark

   Palace Square is the central city square of St Petersburg, connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge to Vasilievsky Island.

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   Peter and Paul Fortress

   Landmark

   The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great in 1703.

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   Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

   Religious site

   Kazan Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, one of Russia's most venerated icons.

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   Russian Museum

   Museum

   The State Russian Museum, housed in the Neoclassical Mikhailovsky Palace on Arts Square, is the world's largest depository of Russian fine art.

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   Bronze Horseman

   Landmark

   The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in Senate Square, Saint Petersburg.

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   Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

   Religious site

   The Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox cathedral inside the Peter and Paul Fortress on Hare Island along the Neva River.

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   Winter Palace

   Museum

   The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg was the official residence of the Russian emperors from 1732 to 1917.

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   Summer Garden

   Park & nature

   The Summer Garden is a historic public garden on an island in downtown Saint Petersburg, between the Neva, Fontanka, Moika, and the Swan Canal.

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    Mariinsky Theatre

    Entertainment

    The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1860. It became the leading music theatre of late 19th-century Russia, hosting premieres of works by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov.

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    Alexander Column

    Landmark

    The Alexander Column is the focal point of Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was raised after the Russian victory in the war with Napoleon's France and is named for Emperor Alexander I.

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    Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns

    Landmark

    The Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns form an architectural ensemble on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island, opposite the Winter Palace.

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