Stanislavski Museum, Moscow

Gogol House

Tverskaya Street

This street starts from the Kremlin itself and runs northwest in the direction of Tver (hence the name) and Saint Petersburg

Russian State Library

One of the largest libraries in the world

Povarskaya (Cook) Street

The street where the tsars' cooks lived, now the hub of Moscow's artistic community, with the Russian Academy of Music (the Gnesin Institute), and the Tsentralny Dom Literatorov (Central House of Writers) located here

Pushkin Museum

Pushkin Museum is dedicated to Western art and has one of the world's most significant Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections, along with some Old Masters

Patriarshi ponds area

There is only one pond left, but it is squared with buildings so it is quite peaceful here despite hectic Sadovoye Ring nearby

Church of the Ascension

Built to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Kolomenskoye's Church of the Ascension upended the Byzantine style with its wooden conical tower, and proved to be a milestone in the history of Russian ecclesiastical architecture

Museum of Modern Art (Moscow)

It houses an impressive collection of 20th-century paintings and sculptures by Russian and foreign artists, including avant-garde art by Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich

Christ the Savior Cathedral

This cathedral, the tallest Orthodox church in the world (the largest being the Temple of St

Bolshoi Theatre

Sit in front of the famed theater near the fountain, or catch a show inside if you can