• Hermitage Museum
  

  
  The Hermitage is an art museum in Saint Petersburg. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise over three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace, a former residence of Russian emperors.
  
  

• Winter Palace
  

  
  The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Today, the restored palace forms part of the complex of buildings housing the Hermitage Museum.
  
  

• Peterhof Palace and Park
  

  
  The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These Palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the "Russian Versailles".
  
  

• Mariinsky Theatre
  

  
  The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage ...
  
  

• Palace Square and Alexander Column
  

  
  Palace Square is the main square of St. Petersburg, in front of Winter Palace. The Alexander Column is it focal point. The monument was erected after the Russian victory in the war with Napoleon's France.
  
  

• Nevsky Prospect
  

  
  Nevsky Avenue is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg. Planned by Peter the Great as beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow railway station
  
  

• Kazan Cathedral
  

  
  Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg.
  
  

• Saint Isaac's Cathedral
  

  
  Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor in Saint Petersburg, Russia is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city.
  
  

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