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Nevsky ProspektvsState Russian Museum
Nevsky Prospekt and State Russian Museum are both praised by experts. Overall, State Russian Museum scores slightly higher than Nevsky Prospekt. State Russian Museum has a TripExpert Score of 91 with accolades from 5 publications like Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Nevsky Prospekt
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Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
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Nevskiy Prospekt, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Fodor's "St. Petersburg's most famous street, the Russian Champs-Élysées, was laid out in 1710, beginning and ending at different bends of the Neva River and just short of 5 km (3 miles) long." Full review
Lonely Planet "Nevsky Prospekt is Russia’s most famous street, running 4km from the Admiralty to Alexander Nevsky Monastery, from which it takes its name." Full review
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The traffic and crowds can become oppressive and, after a while, you’ll find yourself going out of your way to avoid the street.
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Nevsky Prospekt, a long 4.5 km straight line laid out in 1710s, is the city's most beautiful avenue and Petersburgers are very fond of its cafés, shops, theatres and cinemas." Full review
The Telegraph "It’s possible to spend the entire day exploring this three-mile stretch of St Petersburg that was cut through thick woodland in 1718." Full review
State Russian Museum Fodor's
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Michelin Guide The Telegraph Lonely Planet
4 Inzhenernaya ulitsa / Mickhailovsky Palace, Metro: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Fodor's "In 1898 Nicholas II turned the stupendously majestic neoclassical Mikhailovsky Palace (Mikhailovsky Dvorets) into what has become one of the country's most important art galleries." Full review
Frommer's "This museum should be on every visitor's itinerary, even those who know or care little about Russian art, despite its hefty admission fee." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Facing onto the elegant pl Iskusstv (Arts Sq) is the handsome Mikhailovsky Palace, now housing one of the country's finest collections of Russian art." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Housed in the Mikhailovsky Palace, the Russian works here—which include 6,000 religious icons—makes an interesting complement to the Hermitage's foreign treasures." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Peter I's Cabin, a humble log structure, was built in a few days right after the first stone of the fortress was laid." Full review
The Telegraph "While the State Hermitage displays fine art from all over the world, the Russian Museum concentrates on home-grown masterpieces." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Russian Museum's exhibitions of 20th-century works are held in this building's1st floor which is connected by stairs to the main collection in the Mikhailovsky Palace." Full review
