On Konyushennaya Ploshad, there is one of the most exciting interactive museums in St. Petersburg!

The museum of Soviet Arcade Games opened recently on June 15, 2013, and in this short time, it has already become very popular with the residents of St. Petersburg as well as tourists to the city. 

The Pavlovsk palace is located in Pavlovsk, a small area near St. Petersburg. The palace was built in the 18th-century and is now a large Russian state museum and public park. The palace was constructed as a celebration of the son of Paul I and Maria Feodorovna, the son would become known in history as Alexander I. 

In St. Petersburg there are several palaces and churches throughout the city, but one is of certain interest for many who come to St. Petersburg from around the world. The Yusupov Palace is located on the Moika river. A French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe built the famous palace in the late 1700’s. For over 100 years, the palace belonged to the Yusopov family, a family in which was extremely wealthy during tsarist Russia. The palace inside is beautiful with vast, spacious rooms, and also is a museum to the murder of Rasputin. The basement of the museum has several small exhibits to the murdered monk who was so influential to the family of Tsar Nicholas II’s family.

The Catherine Palace is located just outside of St. Petersburg in the small town of Pushkin. It was the summer residency of the tsars before the Bolshevik revolutions during the early 1900’s. The Palace is almost 300 years old and was constructed originally in 1717. The Palace is renowned for its beauty, inside and outside. The south side of the palace features a beautiful garden, and is a popular destination for tourists all year around. The palace is a beautiful site during the winter when the palace itself and the area around are covered in snow. It is also a great place to go in the spring and summer when the weather is nice and people can appreciate the outside of the palace during the great weather and take a walk around the garden.

The historical Amber Room is located in the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg. The room was designed by Andreas Schluter and Gotfried Wolfram, during the reign of the tsars. The room was stolen by the Nazis during World War Two, and was recreated in 2003. The room that people see now in the Catherine Palace is not the original, but still, photography is not allowed in the room at all.

Vasilyevsky Island is one of the most interesting islands in St. Petersburg. The Malaya Neva River, Bolshaya Neva and the Gulf of Finland surround the island itself. It is estimated that over 200,000 people live in the Vasilyevsky Island district and the island itself is a portion of the center of St. Petersburg. Right across the island is the Winter Palace and Nevsky Prospect. The city is connected to the island by four famous bridges in St. Petersburg: the Palace Bridge, the Blagoveshchensky Bridge, the Exchange Bridge, and the Tuchkov Bridge.

Earlier, the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg could be accessed by secret underground passages that withstood the test of time. They were however, only hidden for so long, and now this historical secret is open for everyone to see. And for the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the secret passage system is open for the masses to visit.

The "Divo Island" ("Divo Ostrov") amusement park in St. Petersburg is located in Primorsky Victory Park (Maritime Victory Park) near the metro station "Krestovsky Ostrov." The park was opened in May 2003 and initially had 17 rides. The first month after the park was opened, 1 million people visited the attractions. 

Mariinsky Theatre was first built on Theatre Square in 1847 to 1848. It is one of the most beautiful and most respected theatres in Russia and the world. When coming to St. Petersburg, it is always a great idea to visit the Mariinsky Theatre to see a great show, and marvel in the beauty of the theatre.  Notably, one can see opera and ballet in the theatre. The building’s history has been center to royalty of the Old Russian Empire, and continues its tradition of being the home of the most talented performers around Russia and the world. The historical theatre has seen masterpieces such as: Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky Korsakov. 

In St. Petersburg it is possible to see a Tree of Love! After the reconstruction of the Opochinin garden (сад Опочинина) was completed, someone planted a “tree of love”. The tree has small red leaves to create a heart shape. Now the lovers have a new tradition and place to bind their love unions. There is a lock and chest at the bottom of the tree in which you can put your little love union note or something else special inside.