Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Saint Petersburg, Russia to visit (Updated February, 2024)

Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Saint Petersburg

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Saint Petersburg through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 79 places from Historical landmark category.

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State Hermitage Museum

Art museum

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

4.80 (58.3K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)

Butylka

Historical landmark

👍👍 Some nice developing every year here! Really European quality with nice authentic spirit of the historical place.

4.70 (8.9K reviews) (~1.92 km from centre)

Strelka Vasil'yevskogo Ostrova

Historical landmark

Imposing 1810 monument on the river modeled on a Greek temple & framed by Roman-inspired columns.

4.90 (6.6K reviews) (~0.8 km from centre)

Alexander Column

Historical landmark

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

4.90 (5.1K reviews) (~0.04 km from centre)

General Staff Building

Historical landmark

Immense 19th-century neoclassical building housing Russian & European art from the Hermitage Museum.

4.80 (4.8K reviews) (~0.1 km from centre)

Chizhik-Pyzhik

Tourist attraction

Tiny bird statue tied to a nursery rhyme about students of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence.

4.70 (4K reviews) (~1.26 km from centre)

Nikolo-Bogoyavlenskiy Morskoy Sobor

Russian Orthodox church

This striking blue, white & gold Baroque cathedral with ornate decor is closely linked to the navy.

4.80 (3.6K reviews) (~2.02 km from centre)

Nicholas Palace / Nikolaevsky palace

Tourist attraction

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

4.70 (2.4K reviews) (~1.49 km from centre)

Griffins on Bank Bridge

Historical landmark

👍👍 Bank Bridge over Griboyedov Canal wast built in 1825-26 by Hessian Architect Wilhelm von Traiteur (1788-1859), gryphons were made by Russian sculptor Pavel Sokolov (1764-1835). Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation 🇷🇺. April 27, 2020.

4.90 (2.2K reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)

Fountain

Tourist attraction

🫤 Please be advised, it is highly frowned upon by the locals to jump in and drink the fountain water with cupped hands. You're welcome.

4.80 (1.9K reviews) (~5.55 km from centre)

Sheremetevskiy Dvorets - Muzey Muzyki

Museum

👍 Went on a paid tour through out the palace The History of Xmas in Russia. The lady tour guide did an excellent job tell interesting facts about Xmas in Russia. Nice exhibition of musical instrument from around the world. Recommend!

4.70 (1.7K reviews) (~1.64 km from centre)

Admiralty

Historical landmark

This grand historical building & headquarters of the Russian Navy features notable architecture.

4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~0.44 km from centre)

Grand Choral Synagogue, St. Petersburg

Synagogue

The third-largest synagogue in Europe, this stately, historic place was built between 1880 & 1888.

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)

Monument to I.F. Kruzenshtern

Historical landmark

👍👍 This monument is especially attractive to me. It is small and somehow even “homey” or something. Not pretentious. Ivan Fedorovich stands with his hands folded. I don’t know how it is now, but before, the cadets of the Frunze School (now the Marine Corps of Peter the Great, if I’m not confusing anyth...

4.90 (1.1K reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)