Family-Friendly Attractions In Saint Petersburg

Palace Square

St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies.

Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Peterhof

Seafront museum complex in former royal palace surrounded by parkland known for its many fountains.

Razvodnaya Ulitsa, 2, St Petersburg, Russia

State Hermitage Museum

Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities.

Palace Square, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Winter Palace

Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms.

Palace Embankment, 32, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

St. Isaac's Cathedral

1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior.

St Isaac's Square, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Peter and Paul Fortress

Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral.

St Petersburg, Russia, 197046

Park 300-Letiya Sankt-Peterburga

This landscaped waterside park features a fountain, a monument, free Wi-Fi, a playground & more. · Dogs allowed

Primorskiy Prospekt, 74, St Petersburg, Russia, 197374

Savior on the Spilled Blood

Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes.

Griboyedov channel embankment, 2Б, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

New Holland

Cultural hub with cafes, on a formerly navy-controlled island, with red-brick buildings & arches.

Naberezhnaya Admiralteyskogo Kanala, 2/4, St Petersburg, Russia, 190121

Summer Garden

Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting. · Dogs allowed

Naberezhnaya Lebyazh'yey Kanavki, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Primorskiy Park Pobedy

Sprawling park with dramatic fountains, cycling paths, riverside sun loungers & cherry blossoms. · Dogs allowed

Krestovskiy Prospekt, 23А, St Petersburg, Russia, 197110

Grand Maket Russia

Huge working miniature exhibit of Russia, with scenes of human life plus moving rail & road routes.

Tsvetochnaya Ulitsa, 16, St Petersburg, Russia, 196084

Leningradskiy Zoopark

Zoo with horse riding for children, animals from giraffes to polar bears, & kids' shows.

Park Aleksandrovskiy, 1, St Petersburg, Russia, 197198

Kunstkamera

Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide.

University Embankment, 3, St Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Tsentral'nyy Park Kul'tury I Otdykha Im. S. M. Kirova

Vast river island park with eclectic museums, boating lakes & leafy paths, plus winter ice skating.

Елагин остров, 4, лит.Б, St Petersburg, Russia, 197110

The State Russian Museum, Mikhailovsky Palace

Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons.

Inzhenernaya St, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Faberge Museum

Museum in an 18th-century palace displaying art, jewelry & Fabergé eggs made for Russian emperors.

Fontanka River Embankment, 21, St Petersburg, Russia, 191023

Yusupov Palace

Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms.

Ulitsa Dekabristov, 21, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Sfinksy

Ancient Egyptian statues with sweeping views of the River Neva & the dome of St Isaac’s cathedral.

University Embankment, 17, St Petersburg, Russia, 199034

Waterpark Piterlend

Primorskiy Prospekt, 72, St Petersburg, Russia, 197374

Alexander Garden

Charming riverside park known for its green spaces, gardens, walking paths & street musicians. · Dogs allowed

Admiralteyskiy Prospekt, 12, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Bol'shoy Sankt-Peterburgskiy Gosudarstvennyy Tsirk

Circuses perform in this 1800s building with statues on an ornate 1800s facade & a circular stage.

Fontanka River Embankment, 3, лит.А, St Petersburg, Russia, 191028

Greenhouse Tauride Gardens

Shpalernaya Ulitsa, 43, St Petersburg, Russia, 191123

Alexander Column

Iconic monolith in the center of a square commemorating Russia’s victory over Napoleon’s France.

Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, 198324

Mozaichnyy Dvorik

Striking public artwork by Vladimir Lubenko, with mythic & biblical figures in paint, glass & clay.

Ulitsa Chaykovskogo, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191187

The Menshikov Palace

Riverside 1700s palace, part of the Hermitage Museum, with lavish art & antique-filled interiors.

University Embankment, 15, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Petrovskaya Akvatoriya

Museum offering binoculars & audio guides to examine a scale model of 18th-century St. Petersburg.

Санкт-Петербург Малая Морская 4/1 ТРК Адмирал, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

The Pushkin Apartment Museum

Pushkin museum housing displays on his life, memorial apartment & 19th–20th century art collection.

embankment Riv Moyka, 12, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines

Compact museum showcasing old-school Soviet video & table games for visitors to play.

Konyushennaya Ploshchad', 2, лит В, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Russian Ethnographic Museum

Russian ethnographic museum with a collection of 500,000+ items in a 1913 Neoclassical building.

Inzhenernaya St, 4/1, St Petersburg, Russia, 191011

Dostoevsky Museum

Museum focusing on the life & work of famous Russian author Dostoevsky, based in his old apartment.

Kuznechnyy Pereulok, 5/2, St Petersburg, Russia, 191002

Nicholas Palace / Nikolaevsky palace

Huge 19th-century palace built for Tsar Nicholas I's children, given to trade unions in Soviet era.

Ploshchad' Truda, 4, пом. 127(507, St Petersburg, Russia, 190098

Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology

территория Петропавловская Крепость, St Petersburg, Russia, 197046

Gagarin Park

Kuznetsovskaya Ulitsa, 25, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

State Museum of the History of Religion

Museum with permanent & temporary exhibitions on the history & development of the world's religions.

Pochtamtskaya Ulitsa, 14, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Angry Birds Activity Park

Санкт-Петербург Полюстровский проспект 84а ТРК Европолис, St Petersburg, Russia, 195197

Tsentral'nyy Muzey Zheleznodorozhnogo Transporta Rf

Small railway museum with working models & scale replicas of vintage engines & carriages.

Sadovaya St, 50, St Petersburg, Russia, 190068

Museum of Russian Vodka

Quaint museum offering exhibits on the history of vodka, with guided tours, tastings & a restaurant.

Konnogvardeyskiy Bul'var, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000

Aleksandrovskiy Park

Peaceful, tree-filled riverside park with a planetarium, theater & mini replicas of city landmarks. · Dogs allowed

Park Aleksandrovskiy, 7, St Petersburg, Russia, 197101

Magic Museum

Illusionists & mind readers perform amid exhibits on magic history & methods, plus arranged seances.

Nevsky Ave, 74-76, St Petersburg, Russia, 191025

Kitayskiy Dvorets

Commissioned by Catherine the Great, this elegant 1700s palace features ornate, rococo interiors.

Верхний парк, 7, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 198412

Shadow Museum

Bolshaya Konyushennaya St, 5А, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Dom Raskol'nikova

Historic building where Raskolnikov from the novel "Crime & Punishment" is said to have lived.

Grazhdanskaya Ulitsa, 19, St Petersburg, Russia, 190031

The Staraya Derevnya Restoration and Storage Centre

Zausadebnaya Ulitsa, 37, St Petersburg, Russia, 197183

Labirint Strakha

Nevsky Ave, 3, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Russkiy Levsha

Off-beat museum featuring tiny works of art visible with the aid of a magnifying glass.

Italyanskaya St, 35, St Petersburg, Russia, 191023

Lego museum Polegon

Guided tours & kids' activities at a collection of ornate replica buildings made from Lego pieces.

Zagorodnyy Prospekt, 42 В, St Petersburg, Russia, 191180

Joki Joya

Primorskiy Prospekt, 72, St Petersburg, Russia, 197374

St Petersburg Puppet Museum

ул.Камская 8/90 лит.Б, St Petersburg, Russia, 199048

Saint Petersburg Planetarium

Park Aleksandrovskiy, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 197101