Although Moscow's main tourist attraction is its historical landmarks, there are many options for tourists of Russia tour to arrange a memorable trip to Moscow. Moscow is the capital of Russia and one of the main tourist destinations in Russia. Every year, millions of tourists worldwide travel to this country to visit its main tourist destinations, including Moscow. One of Moscow's advantages, as a tourist destination, is that most of its top and significant attractions are gathered at the city center. This downtown gathering allows tourists to visit many Moscow tourist attractions in a short period and have enough time to visit other Moscow tourist attractions during their trip to Moscow. However, many of Moscow's tourist attractions, even located in the city center, are less noticed by tourists and travel agencies because of many significant attractions that should be visited before anywhere else on the Moscow tour. In the heart of the city, for example, is Red Square, which hosts several major tourist attractions, including St. Basil's Cathedral. The Red Square is located next to the Kremlin complex, one of Moscow's main tourist attractions and historical landmarks on tour to Russia and is of particular importance to tourists of the tour to Russia and travel agencies. The Kremlin is also home to several Russian tourist attractions in Moscow, which are part of Moscow's main tour program. If you walk a short distance from Red Square, you will notice that other important tourist attractions in Moscow, such as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, are only a few hundred meters from the Kremlin. Zaryadye Park, one of Moscow's modern urban parks, is only a few minutes away from Red Square. Despite the number of tourist attractions in the city center, many tourists do not get the opportunity to explore the city and visit attractions that are less considered by travel agencies, especially if these tourist attractions are hidden in the city's heart. One of these tourist attractions is Bunker 42, located 65 meters underground, and a large building hides its entrance.
Bunker 42 was once a secret military base built near Taganskaya Metro Station at a depth of 65 meters and covered 7,000 square meters. Construction of the bunker, which also served as Moscow's communications center, began in 1951. The primary purpose of building this underground and secret bunker was to create a safe place for Joseph Stalin and prominent Soviet leaders in a nuclear attack on Moscow. The secret bunker, now known as one of the tourist attractions of the tour to Moscow, opened in 1956 as the headquarters of the emergency command center of the Moscow No-Flight Zone Communication Center. For this purpose, the necessary facilities were provided for the presence of different people from different organizations in this bunker, and these people were transferred to this bunker in 24-hour shifts. In the 1960s, as the threat of a nuclear attack on Russia became more serious, the bunker was provided with everything needed for living there for several months without the need for outdoor contact, including food, fuel, and two artesian wells to provide clean water. In the mid-1970s, it was decided to rebuild part of the bunker and dedicate it to the Telegraph headquarters, but those plans never carried out. This secret bunker was officially declassified in 2000. Bunker 42 was priced in 2001 and purchased by a private company in 2006. The company had planned to build an entertainment complex consisting of a Cold War museum, a restaurant, a café, game rooms, and, if possible, a spa at Bunker 42. After the company bought the Bunker 42, a complete renovation took place at the site, at the end of which only the massive steel doors of the bunker remained intact. Bunker 42 provided living conditions for nearly 600 people for thirty days without the need to contact the outside world. Today, tourists of the tour to Moscow can register to visit this strange complex while during their tour to Russia via bunker's excursion tours.
After World War II, there was a covert intelligence war between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for years. This war is known as the Cold War. Bunker 42 is the only Cold War museum in the world that tourists of Russia tour can visit during their travel to Russia. The tour begins inside the bunker by descending the stairs to the size of a 20-story building, which is a new experience for many tourists. As you descend the stairs, visitors will be greeted with encouraging phrases on the wall, such as "there are only a few steps left" or "halfway there." Once the stairs are completed, visitors will find themselves inside a winding tunnel. Along the way, visitors can see a nuclear bomb model made by the Soviet scientists, along with a simulated video of a nuclear attack. Among the places that tourists of the tour to Moscow see when visiting this complex are the conference room and the Stalin study room. Although Stalin's model was displayed in this room, he never had the opportunity to visit the complex as he died in 1953 before the bunker construction was completed. In the conference room, tourists will watch a short film about the Cold War that explains the most necessary things about it. You can also visit different bunker parts and learn how each one works during a nuclear attack. The Bunker 42 restaurant and café is one of the most exciting parts of the complex, decorated with the Soviet government's symbols. The restaurant's menu prices are slightly higher than the average. However, it is unnecessary to eat in this complex as part of the tour, and you can leave the Bunker 42 by a special elevator after visiting the museum and other sections.
Of course, you should keep in mind that tourists of the tour to Russia do not receive much information about the Cold War when visiting this museum. Bunker 42 mostly attracts tourists of Russia tour via its visual appeal and the fact that it's a real bunker built for Joseph Stalin and senior Soviet officials for an event of a nuclear attack on Moscow. If tourists want to get acquainted with the Cold War history and what happened in it, the Museum of Political History in St. Petersburg can be the best option to visit during a trip to Russia. You can visit our blog for more information about this museum, located on Vasilievsky Island, and other tourist attractions of Russia.
If you are interested in getting acquainted with other exciting tourist attractions in Moscow, you can visit our blog. We have introduced the major tourist attractions of Russia and the interests that are usually hidden from tourists' eyes on Russia tour. By studying each of them, you can prepare the best travel plans to Russia for you and your family. We also introduce the best Russian restaurants and shopping centers on our blog.
