Best Places To Visit in Moscow
Moscow, the capital of Russia is situated on the Moscow river in Western Russia, it’s a very fascinating place to visit Moscow. It is not only Russia’s political Centre, but its the country’s most populated city and Moscow is also Russia’s cultural and industrial capital. Moscow is Russia’s heart and is a city full of life and enthusiasm. Kremlin is the heart of Moscow city. Moscow is a city in which the future and past are at one place people living in Moscow. Its population is 12 million, There are several UNESCO’s world heritage sites in the city, and Russian architecture in Moscow are a tourist delight. Here Are various architectural monuments, historical buildings and interesting places you can visit. Moscow is the city of museums and architectural intelligence. Here are some of the top things to do and the best places to visit in Moscow Russia:
• The Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin is one of the marvelous architectural achievements of Russian architecture. Borovets mountains situated over the Moscow River and Kremlin walls monuments and churches, Tall ancient places and Golden pillars all these give a feeling of the whole city in Moscow. A long time ago Prince and Tsars used to live here. But now it’s the official residence for the president of Russia, Kremlin is a Russian word for Fort. Moscow Kremlin is well known in the whole world, and its a symbol for Russia, the kremlin which we see nowadays in Moscow was built at the end of the 15 century, the first and foremost thing to do in Moscow is to visit Moscow kremlin. No wonder, it is also listed as one of the top tourist attractions in Moscow Russia that you can visit with family.
• Arbat Street
Arbat Street is situated in the historical district of Moscow, called Arbat quarter, which lies west of Red Square. You have to walk for 20 to 30 minutes from Red Square to reach Arbat Street. It lies in between Arbatskaya and Smoleskaya Senayan Square. It is about 1.2 kilometers long and is situated in Moscow’s historical Centre Arbat Street. It is surrounded by the historical and architectural monuments, it is the busiest street in Moscow, due to its historical architecture its Moscow’s most attractive Street, if you like nightlife and excitement, it’s the right place for you, there are various restaurants, museums, and shops in this is street. If Red Square is Moscow’s Heart, then the historical Arbat Street is the soul of Moscow City. If you are searching for the best places to see in Moscow on weekend then you must add Arbat Street to your itinerary.
• Red Square
Red Square is the most largest and famous square thereby making it one of the top places to visit in Moscow. It’s a sort of magnetic attraction for tourists in Moscow, by standing in Red Square you can easily see the important monuments and buildings like, The Moscow of Kremlin, the State history museum, Lenin’s mausoleum, and definitely the Saint Basil’s Cathedral, it’s a nice piece of art by the 16th-century Architects, this Red Square is blossoming like the flower of stone in the Moscow City. Moscow’s all Main Street starting point is here. Red Square is Moscow’s main Square. Red square’s name is originated from the word Red and beautiful, which means beautiful in Russian. So Red Square means beautiful square its beauty attracts tourists towards itself.
• Armoury Chamber
Armoury Chamber in Moscow is a Unique Treasure Museum, which shows the collection of wealth from the 12th Century to the October 1917’s revolution, this was collected by the Russian Rulers. It is like to walk along centuries, when you walk through the exhibition hall, the life of the Russian ruler, and various aspects of their lives are shown by the precious things in the exhibition. It also contains an amazing collection of Royal carriages decorated with painting carriages and the horse connected to these, they are also tacked up with items made of gold and silver, most of the items made in Kremlin workshops, this workshop was the leading producer of armour and produced arms and armour for ceremonial and military needs, and so the name armoury chamber was given to the whole museum. If you are looking for some of the top tourist attractions of Moscow then Armoury Chamber must in your priority list.
• Saint Basil’s Cathedral
It is 65 meters high. Up to the last of the 16th century, it was the highest building in Moscow. Cathedral lies in the area of Red Square, it was commissioned by Ivan fourth to Saint Basil the blessed, it took around six years to build, that is from 1555 to 1561. This Cathedral is one of the amazing Moscow places to visit which has distinctive Towers that are having shaped like an onion it mostly looks like Moscow Kremlin and becomes difficult to differentiate between the two the city of Moscow got fire several times, but in spite of this Cathedral is still standing strong, this Cathedral is very beautiful and amazing.
• Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is one of the oldest and finest theatres in Moscow and a visit to this masterpiece is one of the best things to do in Moscow. It is rebuilt after facing fire and by Hurricane later on. It is awesome and beautiful from the outside and inside. It’s ballet Troups and Resident Opera are the finest in the world, and Bolshoi theatre is having one of the largest Opera and ballet theatres in Moscow. It is right at the center of the city of Moscow. If you call Bolshoi theatre, the cultural heart of the city Moscow, then you are not wrong, it is at a very shorter distance from Red Square and Saint Basil’s Cathedral Bolshoi theatre was originally designed by Joseph bove, Alberto Kavos, and Andheri Mikhailov, and opened in 1825. If you love theatre and love watching Opera and ballet. Bolshoi Theatre is the right place for you.
• State History Museum
State History Museum, is one of the finest and awesome places in Moscow. You can find the best historical things here, it is on the Northside of Red Square, it was designed by Vladimir Sherwood in 1874. This museum’s focus is on Russian history and culture, it has manuscript collections which are the most important collections in the world for knowing and early Russian culture. It is an awesome example of Russian Revival style, this Museum is having two floors, it tells us about the Ice Age when there were mammoths, and also about the 19th century, it also contains masterpieces of paintings and drawings, it is one of the finest Treasures of Russia.
• Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro is the most beautiful and efficient Metro in the world. If you plan to travel by taxi, you should change your plans, and go underground to see some beautiful stations, Advantage of traveling by metro is that you can reach anywhere faster by metro in comparison to a car. Every station is beautifully and uniquely decorated, and they almost look like museums. you should tour the stations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m, then you will be able to see the station’s nicely without the crowds. You should take a tour of stations, with a knowledgeable guide, they will tell you the stories of the stations. There are 203 metro stations, and all the stations look like palaces and museums.
• Gorky Park
Moscow’s Gorky Park is among one of the best entertainment places in the city. It is the best place for those, who like fun and attractions. Gorky Park is situated on a hundred and nine hectares of area, it is split into two parts, one is ground part, and Neshkuchny garden, it was opened on 12th August 1928, it has decorative pools, attractions, exhibition pavilions. There were no such places like this park in the world at that moment. Nowadays it has become Central Park of Moscow. There is free entrance provided by this park, lots of people visits this Park. It has space for rest, sports, dancing and all sorts of entertaining things, all these things made this Park centre of life for Moscow. It is a point of attraction for families, as well as youths it’s a must-visit place for tourists.
• Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has one of the finest collections of foreign art in Russia. It has 700000 works of art in it from the day of its Foundation. This Museum has provided a platform for Research and Education, and also engaged generations of people in art and culture, it consists of a vast collection of plaster casts, archaeological artifacts, this Museum organizes an educational program of lectures concerts and masterclasses. Professor of Moscow University Ivan Tsvtaev established Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in 1896.
What’s next?
The above-mentioned list of best places to visit in Moscow will definitely help to make your tour memorable. Once you know what to do in Moscow, you can plan your journey with utmost enthusiasm. If you are searching for some of the unique places to visit near Moscow then don’t forget to check our Europe travel guide.
About Author: Vaishali Lange live in Balaghat Madhya Pradesh. She has done engineering in Computer Science and she is extremely passionate about sharing her travel experiences through writing.
