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10 Days in Moscow: A Journey Through History and Culture

Xuanrui Li

Xuanrui Li

20 Nov 2023

Experience the vibrant city of Moscow in this 10-day itinerary, exploring iconic landmarks, art galleries, delicious cuisine, and serene monasteries.

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Viator

Day 1
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$463

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$ 3

Frank By Basta
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$88
10 - 15 min

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The State Tretyakov Gallery
Art museum with a collection of over 180,000 Russian works spanning multiple centuries.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$40
19 - 23 min

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Bosco Cafe
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$136
10 - 15 min

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Cathedral of the Archangel
Early-1500s Russian Orthodox church & necropolis for tsars' tombs, with richly painted interior.
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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$25
1 - 2 min

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The Moscow Kremlin
Immense, fortified compound of churches & palaces, with museums of Russian state regalia & art.
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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$50
18 - 27 min

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Peshi
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$124
Day 2
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$422

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$ 11

Ресторан Купцы и Устрицы
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$92
12 - 18 min

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Muzeon Park of Arts
Sculpture park with monuments from the Soviet era depicting leaders & laborers, plus modern works.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Fishbazaar
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$156
11 - 16 min

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Danilov Monastery
This monastery has been the headquarters of the church & home of the Patriarch of Moscow since 1983.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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$15
14 - 17 min

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Novospassky Monastery
Orthodox place of worship & former home church of the Romanovs, Russia's last Imperial family.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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$15
28 - 34 min

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Мясо&Рыба
Мясо & Рыба — территория компромисса между вечным выбором мясных и рыбных блюд. Стейки из говядины зернового откорма. Рыбу и морепродукты поставляют для нас охлажденными с Камчатки, из Якутии и Мурманска
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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$124
10 - 12 min

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Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve
Huge, lavish 18th-century royal palace with formal gardens, plus museum of fine arts & antiquities.
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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$20
Day 3
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$430

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$ 8

Порто Мальтезе
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$96
15 - 22 min

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Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure
Park with an 18th-century garden, dining & an open-air theater, plus contemporary art & an ice rink.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
13 - 16 min

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Раковарня Иван Раковар - Цены на услуги
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$148
14 - 21 min

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Donskoy Monastery
Monastery with one of Moscow's oldest cloisters, offering guided tours plus pilgrim's accommodation.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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$15
26 - 32 min

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Kolomenskoye
Architecture from different eras in an open-air museum on former royal estate, with tours & events.
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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$15
10 - 12 min

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Тануки
Ресторан японской кухни Тануки – это строгость японских традиций, последние тренды кулинарии и необычные ингредиенты. А еще нашу японскую кухню можно заказать с бесплатной доставкой куда угодно.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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$156
Day 4
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$436

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$ 14

Red Lion
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$88
14 - 17 min

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Moscow Paleontological Museum
Large natural history museum charting Earth's evolution, with dinosaur skeleton exhibits.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$15
27 - 33 min

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Park Pobedy Na Poklonnoy Gore
Sprawling war memorial park with fountains & forest, plus a museum & soaring obelisk.
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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Free
11 - 14 min

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Клёво
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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$152
12 - 17 min

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Novodevichy Cemetery
Prominent 19th-century burial ground including the graves of Chekhov, Prokofiev & Khrushchev.
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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$15
7 - 9 min

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Раковая на Усачева
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$136
12 - 18 min

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Novodevichy Convent
Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower.
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
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$20
11 - 14 min

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Moskovskiy Dom Fotografii
Contemporary photography & multimedia artworks displayed over 7 floors of a modern art museum.
11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
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$10
Day 5
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$453

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$ 8

Моремания
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$100
11 - 14 min

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Victory Museum
Set in Victory Park, a huge museum dedicated to Russia's role in WWII, with dioramas & memorabilia.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$20
17 - 21 min

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ZOO Beer&Grill
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$156
6 - 9 min

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Moscow Zoo
Conservation & educational institute with 8,000 animals including gorillas, polar bears & elephants.
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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$25
15 - 18 min

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Neskuchny Garden
Wooded park, once an aristocratic estate, with a 1950s rotunda, an outdoor theater & stone bridges.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Free
8 - 12 min

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Буйабес
Шикарный рыбный ресторан.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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$152
Day 6
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$499

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$ 3

Dr. Zhivago
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$104
16 - 23 min

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Annunciation Cathedral
Home church of the Moscow Great Princes & czars, built for royal ceremonies & as a treasury.
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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$15
2 - 3 min

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Palace of Facets
The main banquet hall of the Russian tsars is found within this impressive 15th century building.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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$50
17 - 26 min

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Peshi
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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$124
8 - 12 min

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Alexander Garden
Park with lawns, summer blooms & several monuments including one to Marshal Georgy Zhukov.
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Free
5 - 8 min

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Armoury Chamber
Armory museum in a Kremlin-style building with exhibits ranging from weapons to jewellery.
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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$50
9 - 11 min

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Балалаечная
Небанальный бар на Старом Арбате, где одна стена завешена балалайками. В меню домашние настойки и крафтовое пиво.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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$136
11 - 16 min

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State Museum of Konstantin and Viktor Melnikov
Architecture museum featuring the avant garde work of Konstantin Melnikov & his artist son, Viktor.
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
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$20
Day 7
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$507

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$ 8

Мясной клуб
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$108
8 - 11 min

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The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Classical building with antiquities, sculpture & painting collections, plus temporary exhibitions.
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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$40
6 - 8 min

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Ugolek (Уголёк)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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$168
9 - 14 min

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Russian State Library
Built in 1862, this hard edged, Neo Classical building houses the Russian state's book collection.
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Free
16 - 20 min

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Oyster & Champagne bar (Устричная и Шампанский бар)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$156
12 - 18 min

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Ivan the Great Bell-Tower
Gleaming onion domes top this whitewashed, octagonal bell tower, the Kremlin's tallest structure.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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$25
15 - 18 min

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Apothecary Garden
Botanic gardens, founded in 1706, with greenhouses holding global plant species.
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
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$10
Day 8
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$455

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$ 8

Axiom PUB Moscow
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$112
12 - 15 min

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Sokolniki Park
Park created by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich & featuring wildlife, camping, dining & amusement rides.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
24 - 29 min

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Oyster & Champagne bar (Устричная и Шампанский бар)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$156
4 - 6 min

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Zaryadye Park
Huge urban park featuring a floating bridge with Kremlin views, plus multiple amphitheaters.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Free
10 - 15 min

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State Historical Museum
Imposing neo-Russian building of 1881, displaying prehistoric relics, Romanov dynasty art & more.
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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$30
12 - 15 min

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Ресторан Магадан Веранда
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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$132
8 - 11 min

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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Gleaming domes top this Orthodox edifice, rebuilt in the 1990s, with ornate, fresco-lined interior.
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
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$25
Day 9
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$447

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$ 14

Adria Mare
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$112
14 - 17 min

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Izmailovsky Park
Extensive wooded green space with a Ferris wheel & fairground rides, plus play areas & skating.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
8 - 10 min

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BB Grill
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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$144
8 - 10 min

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Izmailovo Kremlin
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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$25
24 - 29 min

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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
Museum & exhibition center in the pedestal of a 24m-tall Soviet-era sculpture by Vera Mukhina.
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Free
18 - 22 min

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Достоевский Бар
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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$136
7 - 10 min

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Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center
Museum exploring the history of Jews in Russia with modern, hands-on exhibits & videos.
8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
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$30
Day 10
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$505

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$ 6

Coffeemania (Кофемания)
Ресторан известной в Москве сети с прекрасным кофе, десертами и блюдами
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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$100
7 - 10 min

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Polytechnical Museum
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$25
12 - 18 min

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Bolshoi Theatre
Lavish neoclassical repertory theater housing Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Ballet & Bolshoi Opera.
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
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$75
5 - 8 min

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La Bottega Siciliana
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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$156
7 - 10 min

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Voskresenskiye Vorota
A replica of the now destroyed 1680 gate at the northwest corner of Red Square with twin red towers.
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Free
12 - 15 min

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Jean-Jacques (Жан-Жак)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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$124
7 - 10 min

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Schusev State Museum of Architecture
Neoclassical mansion packed with graphics & artifacts celebrating Russian architectural history.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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$25
10 - 12 min

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Hermitage Garden
19th-century park & gardens hosting summer exhibitions & events, plus ice-skating in winter.
10:30 PM - 12:00 AM
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Free

Budget breakdown: $4697 In total

Activities & Food:$4617
Transport:$80