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Moscow Vibes

Independent travel guides: places, food, transport and practical tips, checked and kept up to date.

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Guides

A list of 10 indoor things to do in Moscow when it rains, from the Tretyakov Gallery and the Metro to a…

Guides

A list of 15 summer activities in Moscow, from Gorky Park, the Floating Bridge and river cruises to beaches, gardens and open-air…

Guides

A list of 15 winter activities in Moscow, from ice rinks and festive lights to concerts, theaters, a food market and the…

Family and Kids

A list of 15 family-friendly places in Moscow, from circuses and a free roof view to space history, hands-on museums and parks,…

Culture Lists

A list of 15 museums in Moscow for first-time and repeat visitors, from the Tretyakov Gallery and the Kremlin Museums to space,…

Day Trips

Muranovo, a family manor about 60 km north of Moscow, is a museum of the poets Boratynsky and Tyutchev, reached by suburban…

Day Trips

Konstantinovo, in Ryazan Oblast, is the village where the poet Sergey Yesenin was born; the museum-reserve there is a very long day…

Day Trips

Polenovo, on the high bank of the Oka in the Tula region, is the estate of the landscape painter Vasily Polenov, reached…

Day Trips

Melikhovo, south of Moscow, is the country estate where Anton Chekhov lived from 1892 to 1899, now a museum-reserve reached by train…

Day Trips

Klin, 85 km from Moscow, is an easy day trip by train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal, built around the house where Tchaikovsky…