Moscow

Most beautiful and impressive at night, when it's entirely illuminated by floodlights, with the ruby-red stars atop the Kremlin towers glowing against the dark sky. — Fodor's

This collection of masterpieces awes both newcomers to Russian art and connoisseurs. — Frommer's

If you visit only one holy site in Moscow, make it this one. The. — Frommer's

This gargantuan cathedral... is amazingly opulent, garishly grandiose and truly historic. — Lonely Planet

A gargantuan concrete slab of a building across from Gorky Park houses Moscow's main modern art museum (the New Tretyakov). — Frommer's

This is the most authentic and atmospheric of Moscow's "house museums,"... that help you reenact the long winters that Leo Tolstoy, his wife, and their 13 kids spent here. — Frommer's

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.  — Atlas Obscura

‘The colour of the house is liberal, ie red’, Anton Chekhov wrote of his house on the Garden Ring, where he lived from 1886 to 1890. — Lonely Planet

This patch of green in central Moscow is a great getaway from the buzz of nearby Tverskaya Street and the Garden Ring, and an unmatchable spot for lazy people-watching. — Frommer's

With the largest collection of European art in Moscow and a decent collection of impressionist art, this landmark often draws crowds of thousands. — Frommer's

This 16th-century boardinghouse for English merchants has been turned into a museum that hosts chamber music concerts 1 or 2 evenings a week. — Frommer's

The Bolshoi company, created in 1776, has kept its unique art form alive after more than two centuries of presenting Russian ballets. — Michelin Guide

The world-famous opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin (also spelt Chaliapin) lived in this quaint cottage from 1910 to 1920 with his Italian wife and five children. — Lonely Planet

The Romantic poet and novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814–41) lived in this house with his grandparents from 1830 to 1832. Several rooms are on display. — Fodor's

Laid out in the 19th century by the Russian architect Osip Bove, this garden named after Alexander I stretches along the northwest wall of the Kremlin. — Fodor's

Works by the likes of Picasso and Dalí and, especially, artists from the Russian avant-garde movement form the core of the museum's holdings. — Fodor's

Family members are working with the Russian Avantgarde Heritage Preservation Foundation to turn the house into a state-run museum. — Lonely Planet

This fascinating 1906 art-nouveau mansion was designed by Fyodor Shekhtel and gifted to celebrated author Maxim Gorky in 1931. — Lonely Planet

Located on the central and very posh Ostozhenka street, this multistoried white contemporary exhibition space... may bring to mind New York's Guggenheim. — Frommer's

This building houses the prestigious collection of modern art collected by the Pushkin Museum. — Michelin Guide