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The KunstkameravsPeter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress and Kunstkamera are both endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Peter and Paul Fortress ranks significantly higher than Kunstkamera. Peter and Paul Fortress scores 93 with approval from 5 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
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Lonely Planet
Universitetskaya naberezhnaya 3, Entrance from Tamozhenny Lane, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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Fodor's "Houses the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography but still includes a room with Peter's original collection, a truly bizarre assortment." Full review
Frommer's "This was the first public museum in Russia, and is now the oldest museum building in the world." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Famous largely for its ghoulish collection of monstrosities... all collected by Peter with the aim of educating the notoriously superstitious Russian people." Full review
Peter and Paul Fortress Fodor's Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
U.S. News & World Report
Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197046, Russia
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Fodor's "Now a branch of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg (as are all exhibits in the fortress), it presents displays about the city's prerevolutionary history." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"History buffs will love it and everyone will swoon at the panoramic views from atop the fortress walls, at the foot of which lies a sandy riverside beach, a prime spot for sunbathing." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The cradle of Saint Petersburg, Peter and Paul Fortress (1703) has withstood the passing of time and that of Russian history." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"It is visible from afar with its impressive (122.5 m high) slender bell tower, topped by a gilded angel and chimes that play the hymn of the tsars." Full review
The Telegraph "Other exhibits include an extremely odd – and controversial – statue of Peter the Great, a working mint and the cells where Tsarist-era revolutionaries were held. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"The Peter and Paul Fortress is where St. Petersburg was founded...now it operates as part of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Mint also forms part of the fortress." Full review
