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One of Russia's oldest cities, with its kremlin.
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Kunstkamera
Peter the Great's cabinet of curiosities, Russia's first museum, known for its preserved oddities.
US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03- Open
- Closed Mondays
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- University Embankment 3, St. PetersburgDirections
- Getting There
- Across the Palace Bridge on Vasilyevsky Island.
Why Go
Peter founded it in 1714 to show the public the science of his age. Today it's a museum of the world's peoples, but most visitors come for Peter's anatomical collection of specimens in jars.
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