Museum of Modern Art (Moscow), Moscow

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

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

Chekhov House Museum

Furniture, photos and memorabilia belonging to Chekhov are on display here

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

Tverskaya Street

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

Stanislavski Museum

The house where Konstantin Stanislavski, the propounder of method acting, lived

Moscow Zoo

The oldest and the biggest zoo in Russia, has over 1000 animal species

Chaliapin House Museum

Home of Fyodor Chaliapin, one of the greatest opera singers of all time

New Arbat Street

Located near Old Arbat Street, this street offers a contrast from the touristy pedestrian-only thoroughfare

Gogol House