Moscow Things To Do, Tours, Tickets & Activities

Saint Basil's Cathedral also known as the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is located in Red Square and has been turned into a museum known as the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat. The building appears like a bonfire or a flame reaching to the sky. The design of the building is completely different from all the others in Europe and there is no building with a parallel design as such.

Moscow Hermitage Garden is a recreational spot and a park in Moscow. It is a popular attraction spot for tourists coming to the city. The park is famous for its nearby theatres and cultural attractions. Some regular events like ballet, concerts, and opera are conducted here. The park also had a nightclub as an addition. However, the park met an accidental fire which burnt down the nightclub completely. The building might be restored soon.

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest in Moscow in European Art and is located at the Volkhonka Street. The museum houses around 700,000 scriptures, paintings, photographs, archaeological objects, animalistic objects, drawings, sculptures and applied works. There are art pieces of wood, base metal, bone, textile, ceramic, glass and precious stones numbered to be almost 2,000 as the collective and decorative pieces from the early Middle Ages. More than 35,000 pieces of ancient artifacts, 100 fragments, 2,500 vessels are from Cyprus, Italy, and Ancient Greece.

Tsaritsyno Palace is a museum and also a park in the southern part of Moscow. The nearby metro station and the surrounding district have their names based on the Palace. The park has numerous pavilions, decorative bridges, a restaurant, arbors, pergolas, artificial grottos, a Russian temple and a recreation center. There are also a number of burial mounds in the park. Some of the buildings were ruined for a long time, however, in the period between 2005 and 200z, they were almost restored.

Kolomenskoye was formerly a royal estate with the spread of 390 hectares, overlooking the Moskva River. Also known as the White Column, the church that was built in 1532 and was one of its earliest and oldest structures that has been built entirely in white stone. A cross podklet on the building is crowned with a small dome and houses an octagonal tent. The church has been added to the World Heritage Site List since 1994.

Moscow Zoo spread over an area of 53 acres and was founded in 1864 by professors and biologists. At first, the zoo had a total area of only 10 hectares which has been more than doubled at present. The buildings of the zoo were formerly made up of wood with intricate carvings. The zoo has a total of 8,270 animals from 972 species altogether. The zoo has recently expanded with inclusions like a sea lion exhibit, sea aquarium, an exhibit of the creatures of the night and one dedicated area for the children. To give the zoo a more natural look and feel, streams and waterfalls were added.