District North Travel Guide

St. Petersburg

Popular places to visit

Hermitage which includes a garden and heritage architecture

State Hermitage Museum

4.5/5(94 reviews)

Immerse yourself in a collection of prehistoric artifacts, Middle Eastern jewelry and European art that spans 6,000 years in one of the world’s oldest museums.

State Hermitage Museum
St. Isaac\'s Cathedral showing a statue or sculpture and a city

St. Isaac's Cathedral

4.5/5(90 reviews)

This cathedral has a commanding position in the St. Petersburg cityscape and the views from it are just as stunning as its decadent interior.

St. Isaac's Cathedral
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood featuring heritage architecture

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

4.5/5(96 reviews)

This church has been used as everything from a warehouse to a refuse heap, but it is now back at its best as one of St. Petersburg’s premier religious buildings.

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Peterhof Palace and Garden which includes heritage architecture and a fountain

Peterhof Palace and Garden

4.5/5(50 reviews)

Be amazed by the grandeur and opulence of this palace complex, a shining example of the lavish taste of the Russian czars.

Peterhof Palace and Garden
The Mariinsky Theatre is known as one of the best venues for ballet and opera in the world. The audience will be made up of a complete cross-section of society from little girls in their best dresses, with parents in the tuxedos and bow tie, through to tourists in their jeans and polo shirts. The inside of the building is stunning, very traditional and old-school. It's worth paying the 150 roubles to hire the binoculars, as it allows you to skip the queue to the cloakrooms when you return them. The chairs aren't the most comfortable though. You shouldn't visit St Petersburg without a trip to see something here - it's such a part of the cultural heritage of the city.

Mariinsky Theatre

4.5/5(27 reviews)

Enjoy a show at Mariinsky Theatre, a theatre with a story to tell in St. Petersburg. Discover the area's entertainment choices and stunning cathedral.

Mariinsky Theatre
State Russian Museum featuring art

Russian Museum

4.5/5(30 reviews)

See one of the most comprehensive collections of Russian art in the world at this vast and sprawling museum.

Russian Museum

Other neighbourhoods around District North

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District No. 15

If you're looking for some top things to see and do in District No. 15 and surrounding area, you can visit Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery and PitStop Drive.

District No. 15
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Sosnovsko District

While there might not be top attractions in Sosnovsko District, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery and Botanical Gardens.

Sosnovsko District
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Kalininsky

Check out the monuments while you're in Kalininsky. Hop on the metro at Akademicheskaya Station and Grazhdansky Prospekt Station to see top sights like Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery and PitStop Drive.

Kalininsky
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Shuvalovo

When in Shuvalovo and the surrounding area, you'll want to check out sights like PitStop Drive or Monza Karting and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Prospekt Prosvescheniya Station or Ozerki Station.

Shuvalovo
Peter and Paul Fortress featuring a ferry and a river or creek

Petrogradskaya District

Get to know Petrogradskaya District and its many features like its museums and architecture. You might want to explore sights like Planetarium 1 and Leningradskiy Zoopark, and you can jump on the metro at Chkalovskaya Station or Petrogradskaya Station to get around the city.

Petrogradskaya District
The former city square of the Old Russian Empire, this square its famous for holding the 1905 Bloody Sunday and the 1917 October Revolution. A massive square just in front of the Hermitage Museum, its a popular destination where carriages, skaters and tourists mix up. The statue in the middle is the Alexander Column, a 50 meters tall column thats unique of its kind. This enormous column was placed in the middle of Palace square to celebrate the victory of Russia over Napoleonic France. Unlike its ancient predecessors, at the top of the column there was not a statue of the respective emperor at the time

Palace District

While you're in Palace District, take in top sights like Pushkin Flat-Museum and jump on the metro at Nevsky Prospekt Station to see more of the city.

Palace District

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