St. Petersburg, famed for its architecture and history, offers a wealth of attractions. Plan at least three days for a brief tour, or 5-7 days to see more.

• Must-see: Hermitage Museum, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Catherine Palace, Nevsky Avenue, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peterhof fountains (summer), boat tours (summer), horse-sleigh rides (winter).
• Art: Russian Museum, Fabergé Museum, Erarta Gallery, Avant-Garde Museum, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Mariinsky and Alexandrinsky theatres.
• Military: Artillery Museum, Naval Museum, Aurora Cruiser, WWI Museum, Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt, Siege of Leningrad Museum, Russian Naval Glory Museum (with K-3 nuclear submarine).
• History & Architecture: Alexander Nevsky Monastery, Smolny Cathedral, Chesme Church, Pushkin and Dostoevsky museums, Nabokov House, Brodsky Museum.
• Science & Nature: Ethnography Museum, Kunstkamera, Mining Museum, Zoological Museum, Botanical Gardens, Planetarium, Railway Museum, Tram Museum, Arctic & Antarctic Museum, Krassin Icebreaker, Lighthouse Museum.
• Kids & Family: Grand Maket Russia, Railway Museum, Planetarium, Oceanarium.
• Off the Beaten Path: Russian Vodka Museum, Lahta skyscraper, local markets, pub crawl.

The Golden Ring of Russia includes several historical towns located not far from Moscow. A classic Golden Ring tour starts in Moscow and covers Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl Zalesskiy, Rostov Velikiy, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Suzdal and Vladimir. When you return to Moscow, you make a kind of a circle or a “Ring”. The term “Golden” is originated from the golden cupolas of Orthodox churches. We have a selection of day trips from Moscow to Sergiev Posad, Vladimir, Suzdal and Rostov Velikiy.

Our tailor-made Golden Ring tours may include Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Ivanovo, Plyos, Uglich, Myshkin, Murom, Rybinsk, Palekh, Kideksha and other towns.

Moscow has plenty of historic attractions and beautiful sights. Discover the city on our tours or request a tailor-made itinerary. The options include:

• Must-see: Moscow Kremlin, Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square, GUM, Zaryadye Park, Panorama360, metro tour, boat trip, cable car.
• Art: Tretyakov Gallery, Armory, Diamond Fund, Bolshoy Theatre, Pushkin Museum, New Tretyakov, Moscow Conservatory.
• Military: Museum of the Patriotic War 1812, Victory Museum, Patriot Park.
• History & Architecture: State Historical Museum, Romanov Boyars, Old English Court, Novodevichy Convent & Cemetery, Palace of Tsar Alexey Romanov, Christ the Saviour, Tsaritsyno, Lenin Mausoleum, VDNH.
• Science & Nature: Cosmonautics Museum, Paleontological Museum, Railway Museum, Polytechnic Museum.
• UNESCO Sites: Kremlin, Novodevichy Convent, Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye.
• Kids & Family: Nikulin Circus, Moscow Circus, Kuklachev’s Cats, Moskvarium, Planetarium.
• Off the Beaten Path: Bunker-42, Gulag Museum, Ostankino Tower, skydiving, tank driving, brown bear photoshoot, Star City.

Veliky Novgorod is one of the oldest Russian cities with a great number of well-preserved historic monuments. The museum in Novgorod Kremlin hosts valuable collections of birch bark manuscripts and Orthodox icons. Vitoslavlitsy museum of wooden architecture is well worth visiting.
Other travel destinations in Novgorod province include Valdai National Park and the town of Staraya Russa with Dostoevsky house-museum.