Best places: Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg

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Savior on the Spilled Blood image
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Savior on the Spilled Blood
Church
Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes.
4.80 (36.6K reviews)
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Summer Garden
Park
Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting.
4.80 (32.9K reviews)
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Hermitage Bridge
Bridge
👍👍 very nice views
4.90 (871 reviews)
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Primorskiy Park Pobedy
Park
Sprawling park with dramatic fountains, cycling paths, riverside sun loungers & cherry blossoms.
4.80 (27.5K reviews)
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Grand Maket Russia
Museum
Huge working miniature exhibit of Russia, with scenes of human life plus moving rail & road routes.
4.80 (24.2K reviews)
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Mariinsky Theatre
Performing arts theater
Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet.
4.80 (18.6K reviews)
Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha Im. S. M. Kirova image
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Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha Im. S. M. Kirova
Park
Vast river island park with eclectic museums, boating lakes & leafy paths, plus winter ice skating.
4.80 (16.3K reviews)
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The State Russian Museum, Mikhailovsky Palace
Art museum
Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons.
4.80 (15.7K reviews)
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Faberge Museum
Museum
Museum in an 18th-century palace displaying art, jewelry & Fabergé eggs made for Russian emperors.
4.80 (13.9K reviews)
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Peter and Paul Cathedral
Cathedral
Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire.
4.80 (12.4K reviews)
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Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Monastery
Russian Orthodox complex with a monastery, a neoclassical cathedral & 2 baroque churches.
4.80 (12.1K reviews)
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Yusupov Palace
Museum
Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms.
4.80 (11.4K reviews)
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Sfinksy
Tourist attraction
Ancient Egyptian statues with sweeping views of the River Neva & the dome of St Isaac’s cathedral.
4.80 (10.6K reviews)
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Russian Railways Museum
Tourist attraction
Antique locomotives & rail cars & interactive exhibits in a huge museum centered on a former depot.
4.80 (10.4K reviews)
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Yelaginoostrovskiy Dvorets-Muzey
Art museum
Waterfront villa built for the emperor's mother in 1822, now housing period paintings & glassware.
4.80 (9K reviews)
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Alexander Garden
Park
Charming riverside park known for its green spaces, gardens, walking paths & street musicians.
4.80 (9K reviews)
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Military­-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps
War museum
Museum on history of the Russian artillery, engineering & signals corps, with weapons & artifacts.
4.80 (8.2K reviews)
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Smol'nyy Cathedral
Russian Orthodox church
18th-century Baroque cathedral offering audio tours & a belfry observation platform with city views.
4.80 (8.1K reviews)
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Alexandrinsky Theatre
Performing arts theater
The Empress Elizabeth founded this dramatic theater, one of the oldest still operating in Russia.
4.80 (6.4K reviews)
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Mikhailovsky Garden
Park
Landscaped city garden featuring wrought-iron gates, waterside walking paths & mature trees.
4.80 (5.7K reviews)
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