If you enjoy old arcade and video games, the “Museum of Soviet arcade machines” looks like one tourist stop you do not want to miss!  At the museum, foreign tourists will get a look at what gaming was like behind the “Iron Curtain” while Russians might remember playing these games and enjoy the nostalgia. Check out their outstanding site which shows off many of their over 40 arcade games – and even lets you play some of them online! (Tip: You can play more of the games if you enter the Russian version of the site)

Museum of Soviet arcade machines.

Martyn Andrews of RT continues his series on the most famous tourist destination in Moscow with this 12 minute video featuring the Moscow Kremlin. If you’re planning on visiting Moscow, we recommend watching this video. There are lots of interesting facts and beautiful sights to be discovered inside the Kremlin.

YouTube – Moscow Out: Kremlin inside the walls.

An object from the Soviet space program, at the Permanent Exhibition of Soviet Achievment. Life magazine, October, 1961.

LIFE: An object from the Soviet space program,… – Hosted by Google.

In a small village called Verkhnie Mandrogi, not far from St. Petersburg, you can find the Museum of Russian Vodka. This museum features over 2600 different kinds of Russian vodka. Bottles range from the ordinary to the extraordinary. You can see vodka in bottles shaped like guns, swords, crowns, and even statues. Here are a few pictures of the museum.

Stuffed Russian bear near the entrance to the museum.

Link: Flickr photo set with more pictures of the museum
Link: Village of Verkhnie Mandrogi

The St. Petersburg Zoological Museum is one of the largest zoological museums in the world, with approximately 30,000 exhibits. The museum was opened in July of 1832 and is located in the center of St. Petersburg. The museum is a highly recommended destination for tourists in St. Petersburg. Some of the more modern exhibits include English translations, but most are only in Russian (and Latin). Here’s some pictures from inside the museum posted by Kevin Hamm on Flickr.

Whale skeleton on display.

Polar bear display.

Mummified baby mammoth.

Shark display.

A small part of the massive butterfly and insect exhibits.

Link: Official museum site
Link: More photos of the museum by Kevin Hamm.