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Attractions in St Petersburg

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in St Petersburg, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

48 places

MuseumMonplezir

MuseumMarble Palace

The Museum of Political History of Russia

MuseumThe Museum of Political History of Russia

MuseumThe State Russian Museum, Mikhailovsky Palace

Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

MuseumDvorets Belosel'skikh-Belozerskikh

The Menshikov Palace

MuseumThe Menshikov Palace

Cruiser Aurora

MuseumCruiser Aurora

The icebreaker "Krasin"

MuseumThe icebreaker "Krasin"

MuseumLiterary Museum of the Institute of Russian Literature

Dostoevsky Museum

MuseumDostoevsky Museum

St Petersburg State Museum of Theatre & Music

MuseumMuseum of Theatre and Music

MuseumWinter Palace

Cottage

State Hermitage Museum

MuseumState Hermitage Museum

Alexander Palace

MuseumAlexander Palace

Alexandr Popov Central Museum of Communications

MuseumAlexandr Popov Central Museum of Communications

Rumyantsev Mansion

MuseumRumyantsev Mansion

Mosque & Turkish bath pavilion

MuseumMosque & Turkish bath pavilion

Catherine Palace

MuseumCatherine Palace

Smolny Institute

MuseumSMOLNY Historical and Memorial Museum

Central Naval Museum

MuseumPeter the Great Central Naval Museum

MuseumKunstkamera

red and blue fruits on blue basket

MuseumStreet Art Museum

Faberge Museum

MuseumFaberge Museum

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.