If You're NearbyVeliky Novgorod
About 306 miles away
One of Russia's oldest cities, with its kremlin.
Guide Coming Soon
Arbat Street
A pedestrian street of 19th-century houses, street painters and stalls of nesting dolls.
US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Arbat Street, MoscowDirections
- Getting There
- Arbatskaya or Smolenskaya metro station.
Why Go
The Old Arbat was the street of Moscow's gentry and writers; Pushkin lived at number 53 after his wedding, and his apartment is now a small museum. Today it's lined with cafés, portrait artists and souvenir stalls.
Go Next
1–3 of 6
If You're Nearby
Must-See
Worth a DetourKazan
About 446 miles away
Where Russia meets Islam, with a mosque and a cathedral in one Kremlin.
Guide Coming Soon
Something wrong or out of date?
Traveler Reviews
Sign in and mark Arbat Street as visited to write a review.