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Gorky Park

Moscow's favorite riverside park, for gardens and bikes in summer and ice skating in winter.

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Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Krymsky Val 9, MoscowDirections
Getting There
Park Kultury or Oktyabrskaya metro station.

Why Go

Opened in 1928, the park runs along the Moskva River into the wooded Neskuchny Garden and on to Sparrow Hills. In winter its paths are flooded to make one of the largest ice rinks in the city.

Nearby in Moscow

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