# What to see in Saint Petersburg: the 10 main places

The Hermitage, cathedrals, embankments and suburban palaces: the essentials of St Petersburg according to guides and visitors.

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- Mar 25, 2026 · Vova Semenov
- https://even.best/en/l/247/what-to-see-in-saint-petersburg-the-10-main-places

## Top 10

1. **State Hermitage Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of the world's largest museums, with over 3 million items, partly housed in the Winter Palace.
2. **Palace Square** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Square with the Winter Palace, the General Staff arch and the Alexander Column.
3. **Peterhof** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Peter the Great's summer residence with the Grand Cascade and over 150 fountains.
4. **St Isaac's Cathedral** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the world's largest cathedrals; its colonnade is a viewing platform.
5. **Peter and Paul Fortress** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Where the city was founded in 1703, burial place of the Romanovs.
6. **Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Russian-style church on the site of Alexander II's assassination, covered in mosaics inside.
7. **Nevsky Prospect** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The city's main avenue, with Kazan Cathedral and the Singer House bookshop.
8. **Tsarskoye Selo (Catherine Palace)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Palace in Pushkin with the reconstructed Amber Room.
9. **Drawbridges** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — During the White Nights the Neva bridges open around 1 a.m.; Palace Bridge is the most famous.
10. **State Russian Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest collection of Russian art, in the Mikhailovsky Palace.
11. **Summer Garden** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The city's oldest garden, with marble statues and its famous railings.
12. **Mariinsky Theatre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the world's leading opera and ballet houses, founded in 1783.

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