Film buffs will enjoy this fairly new museum that covers 100 years of the history of cinema and features many foreign films in their original languages.

Once you've perused the Pushkin Museum, stop in next door to view the treasures in these private collections acquired in Soviet times, including works by Salvador Dali and Henri Matisse, ballet set designs, Russian icons and a whole floor of 20th-century art.

Learn about the tragic life of this world-famous Russian poet, in the home where she lived and wrote thousands of verses.

The museum is devoted to the life and works of the famous Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915).

Dedicated to the life and work of one of the most prominent Russian poets, the collection has Pushkin's personal belongings, portraits, books, manuscripts, prints, engravings, porcelain and furniture.

Owned by the Romanov boyars since the 16th century, Izmailovo estate was the favorite royal retreat of Tsar Alexei. Peter the Great spent much of his childhood here and learned how to sail on the estate lake.

This elegant white church was built in the early 16th century by the Italian architect Aleviz Novy, the designer of the Archangel Cathedral in the Kremlin.

Built in 1884, this Anglican church was restored and reopened in 1991. It is the only example of English Victorian church architecture in Moscow.

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Founded in the late 13th century, this is the oldest Moscow monastery and now an official residence of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Once the apartment of the famous Russian Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, this highly unusual museum houses a fascinating collection of the flamboyant poet's artwork, manuscripts and photographs.

Ivan the Terrible and other famous Russian figures have inhabited this enchanting stone castle that dates back to the 16th century.

This five-domed church and the Patriarch's Palace form a single structure, housing a museum with a huge collection of period furniture, utensils, 300-year-old fabrics and religious artifacts.

The antique furniture, lamps and china in this apartment where Alexey Tolstoy lived from 1941-1945 helped him immerse himself more deeply into the eras he was writing about.

Built between 1473 and 1490, this is the oldest secular building in Moscow which has survived to the present day.

Founded in 1945, Moscow's sprawling Botanical Garden covers 360 hectares and contain thousands of species in rose garden, Japanese garden, and dendrarium.

This lavish suburban estate dates back to the 18th century and includes Neo-classical palace and formal gardens.