Things to Do in St. Petersburg

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  • 1. Metro

    Metro

    Ligovskii Prospekt 174, St Petersburg, 191023, Russia

    #1 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    One of the big players on Petersburg's club scene, Metro club is everything the others aren't: highly fashionable, ostentatious and shamelessly corporate (note the Coca-Cola banner lining the façade). Predictably, the club attr... more

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    melflynn melflynn in Saint Petersburgh said

    … longest escalators down to the metro i have ever seen. I thought we were heading towards the centre of the world, instead it was just… continue reading »

  • 2. Place (The)

    Place (The)

    Marshal Govorova 47, St Petersburg, 198095, Russia

    #2 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    The Place is a concert venue more than a nightclub. Music performances, cover bands, international disc jockeys and so on are regular at this club. From rock to pop to electro and jazz, all genres of music are featured here and... more

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    Ming The Merciless Ming The Merciless in Hydrofoils, fountains and gold at Peterhof said

    …I was just overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the work that had been done here. We had read Peterhof was a good place… continue reading »

  • 3. Point (The)

    Point (The)

    Foundry Avenue 52, St Petersburg, 191014, Russia

    #3 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    The Point is one of the most popular nightclubs in the city and is much known for the live music events that the it hosts. International performers, bands, DJs and musicians entertain people here and are watched by many. Music... more

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    Ming The Merciless Ming The Merciless in Hydrofoils, fountains and gold at Peterhof said

    …. It was at this point I spotted a man peering into a man hole and sticking out was a large "T" shaped object.  The man then started… continue reading »

  • 4. Monument to Catherine The Great

    Monument to Catherine The Great

    Ploschad Ostrovskovo, St Petersburg, Russia

    #4 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    Catherine II (more popularly known as Catherine the Great) had a huge influence on Russian history. The German-born empress reigned from 1762-1796. The monument on a little square at Nevskii Prospekt shows her as she probably w... more

  • 5. Nevskii Prospekt

    Nevskii Prospekt

    Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg, Leningradskaya, Russia

    #5 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    On a map of the city center, this grand-scale thoroughfare forms a spine with the many canals appearing as spindly but graceful ribs. On the ground "Nevskii" is the city's vital artery, heaving with people from well before dawn... more

  • 6. Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)

    Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)

    Letnii Sad, St Petersburg, Leningradskaya, 191, Russia

    #6 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    In 1704, Peter the Great employed Frenchman Le Blond to design a luxurious formal garden in the manner of Versailles. In 1777, the beautiful garden with fountains, imported trees and more than 200 Italian statues was unfortunat... more

  • 7. Domik Petra Pervogo (Peter's Cabin)

    Domik Petra Pervogo (Peter's Cabin)

    6 Petrovskaia Naberezhnaya Ulitsa, St Petersburg, 197, Russia

    #7 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    Hidden behind a cluster of trees on the banks of the Neva is the oldest building in St Petersburg. This is a three-room log cabin, which was home to the city's founder, Peter the Great. He lived here in 1703 while supervising t... more

  • 8. Aleksandrovskii Park (Alexander Park)

    Aleksandrovskii Park (Alexander Park)

    Pushkin ulitsa 7, St Petersburg, 196600, Russia

    #8 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    Built under the order of Catherine the Great for her grandson (the future Tsar Alexander I), Alexander Palace has seen many faces come and go. Once the principle residence of Russia's last Tsar Nicholas II and his family, it be... more

  • 9. Crystal Palace

    Crystal Palace

    72 Nevskii Prospekt, St Petersburg, 191025, Russia

    #9 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    This cozy movie theater is located on Nevsky Prospect, just across from Maiakovskaia metro station. It is fitted with modern equipment and the Dolby Stereo System. Its excellent picture and sound quality, comfortable seats and... more

  • 10. Kvartira Rasputina (Rasputin's Apartment)

    Kvartira Rasputina (Rasputin's Apartment)

    64 Gorokhovaia Ulitsa, St Petersburg, 190, Russia

    #10 of 186 things to do rated by Real Travelers

    Most come to Gorokhovaya 64 for shopping or to seek the advice of an attorney, without ever knowing that Grigory Rasputin once lived here. Set on a busy street, this five story brownstone looks like the kind of place a mad monk... more