The beautiful country of Russia proudly displays numerous sightseeing attractions to its travelers. Sightseeing in Russia is really an interesting task in Russia. Sightseeing in Russia includes visiting places of historical significance, museums, parks and churches.
Sightseeing in Russia includes visiting its capital city, Moscow. This city is the capital city of Russia. There are many sightseeing attractions in Moscow which can be toured easily. Some of the popular sightseeing attractions of Moscow are:
Red Square: Located in the center of Moscow, the Red Square is toured by large number of tourists. This well-known Red Square is surrounded by State History Museum, St. Basil’s Cathedral as well as by Lenin’s Mausoleum.
Lenin Mausoleum is the other popular sightseeing attractions of the city. The Lenin Mausoleum requires no admission fee to enter the mausoleum.
- St Basil Cathedral
- The Kremlin
- Old Arbat Street
- Bolshoi Theater
- Tretyakov Gallery
- Pushkin Museum
- Novodevichy Convent
- Tverskaya Street
- New Arbat Street
- Victory Park
- Garden of Fallen Monuments
- Christ the Savior Cathedral
- Vorobyovy Gory
- Kolomenskoye
Sightseeing in Russia includes visiting Irkutsk. On your visit to this place you can view few some museums and some beautiful churches like:
- Ascension Church
- Epiphany Cathedral
- Our Lady of Kazan Church
- Saviour Church
As a part of your Sightseeing in Russia the tourists can visit Volgograd. In Volgograd a battle was fought during the Second World War. In Volgograd, you can visit the Mamayev Kurgan.
Saint Petersburg can also be toured while you re on your Russia tour. The main attraction of Saint Petersburg is the Hermitage Museum. In this museum, you can admire works by such artists like, Rembrandt Reuben, Da Vinci and Michealangelo.
While on Russia you cannot afford to miss out the scope to see the Lake Baikal. This lake is the deepest freshwater lake across the globe. Lake Baikal which is the UNESCO World Heritage Site is toured by the visitors on a regular basis.
Other tourist destinations in Russia are:
- Saint Petersburg
- Kazan
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Yekaterinburg
- Mamayev Kurgan
- Kizhi
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