St. Petersburg is famous for its culture and art museums, but there are multiple bizarre things you can do on your trip to St. Petersburg that most tourists don’t know about. Although there are more than enough attractions in St. Petersburg for tourists to explore on a short trip, there are people who don’t only want to see the historic face of the city. We at the Star Travel Group have been operating tours in Russia since 2006, that is the reason why we know almost everything about St. Petersburg and its top attractions. Here’s the list of seven bizarre things that might interest you in St. Petersburg.
Boat Ride on Neva River
You may see loads of boats and cruises on the Neva river while you take a trip to St. Petersburg, but most tourists don’t know that they can ride one of those boats and enjoy the beauty of the city and its attractions from the river eye. The river rides in St. Petersburg are similar to ones in Venice on a much smaller scale, but the romance and beauty are still the same. If you want to visit Nizhny park in Peterhof on your travel to St. Petersburg, you can also use the Hydrofoil to get there, but we at the Star Travel Group recommend you to ride these Hydrofoils on your return from Peterhof because in that case, you wouldn’t miss the chance to visit the palace and the Upper Garden.
Opening of the Bridges
One of the well-known attractions of St. Petersburg is the bridges that open at a specific time of the night, thus the large commercial ships would pass under them. Though this process doesn't have anything to do with the tourism industry, lots of people still love to see this event on their travel to St. Petersburg. When you roam around the city during those hours, you would see lots of people around the bridges that are waiting for the process to begin. One thing that most tourists do not know about is the fact that there are other ways to see the process and also enjoy a lovely night with friends and families, other than waiting around the bridges. There are lots of tour operators that provide the river tour services, specifically for the event of Opening of the Bridges. We at the Star Travel Group recommend these tours to our travelers as one of the best ways to spend the night in St. Petersburg.
Explore St. Petersburg on Foot
If anyone wants to explore the culture of St. Petersburg, there’s no better way than walking around the city and feel the history from up close. There are lots of walking routes in the city in which you can see the attractions of St. Petersburg, taking pictures with wonders of the city, enjoy the street art and lifestyle of the city, explore the fascinating stores and purchase souvenirs from vendors in the street, and many more fun things that you can experience on the streets of St. Petersburg. One of the well-known streets of St. Petersburg is Nevsky Prospekt, which locates on the historic section of the city, and houses several major attractions of St. Petersburg, such as Kazan Cathedral and the Singer House. We at the Star Travel Group recommend this fun way to learn about city culture during the White Night Festival period when the sun never entirely sets, and many people celebrate those nights together on the streets.
The Deepest Metro Stations in the World - St. Petersburg Metro
St. Petersburg has one of the world's most profound metro systems by average depth, and besides that, most of the stations are look like underground palaces. The soil of St. Petersburg is extremely unstable because the city is built on marshland, that is the main reason why the metro stations are so deep underground. The Soviet Union used the metro stations in St. Petersburg to honor the October Revolution, the Second World War, and also to show how the government had valued its people, and that is the reason why you may feel like you are in a palace instead of a metro station. We at the Star Travel Group recommend our travelers to go and see some of these metro stations even if they don’t want to take them, especially the Admiralteyskaya station, which is the deepest metro station in the city.
Travel Around Russia in Less Than an Hour
'Grand Maket Rossiya' is one of the fascinating museums of St. Petersburg, where you can see multiple parts of the Russian Federation on a miniature scale. This interactive museum gives you the idea of different regions in the Russian Federation. One can find moving trains and cars, opening bridges, big and small cities, natural wonders, and several major attractions in the size of toys. Both adults and children would enjoy a visit to this museum, and beside the entertaining part, it is also an educational visit as well.
Explore the Roofs of St. Petersburg
One of the ways to observe the beauty of the city that not many tourists may know about is from the roofs of the city. These rooftops locate inside the historic part of the city, which means they have a great view over some of the major attractions of St. Petersburg, including Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood, Winter Palace, and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. These rooftops have been re-designed to be a perfect place for a romantic evening, and they are safe for people who want to see the sunset of St. Petersburg or spend some romantic hours under the lights of the stars.
Observe St. Petersburg from Above, Way Above
While the rooftops of the buildings in the historic part of the city and the St. Isaac’s Colonnade are excellent ways for people who love to see the city from above, some reach higher than that and take a helicopter tour above the city. These special helicopter rides are not cheap, but we at the Star Travel Group still recommend it to people who aren’t hesitant to spend some extra cash on their travels because the helicopter rides worth the time and money.
Even if you have traveled to St. Petersburg more than once, there are still some places you might have missed; as you can see, there are several adventurous things that you can do on your trip to St. Petersburg, and Russia in overall. We at the Star Travel Group have gathered a few useful tips and pieces of advice on our weblog, which you can find them under the ‘Travel to Russia’ section, such as Russia Tour.
