Top 10 impressive entertainment and attractions in St. Petersburg

Dedicated to everyone who wants a more active and unusual holiday, maximally saturated with different emotions. Become a pilot of a passenger airliner, be temporarily blind and experience this world by touch, shoot from a machine gun, immerse yourself in the amazing worlds of virtual reality, live through the script of a horror movie and much more in a selection of impressive entertainment from Peter Online.

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Top 10 virtual reality clubs in St. Petersburg

VR club VRoomGames

St. Petersburg developers have collected the latest technologies from all over the world in the field of virtual reality and created a completely new VR format. You can get together with friends to put on equipment and all together find yourself in a completely different world. In another reality, you can mix, fight villains together, solve riddles, and even heal each other.

The only thing that so far distinguishes new technologies from reality is graphics and insufficient tactile signals. However, the team recently purchased new glasses that transmit images more clearly and guns that vibrate in a special way, sending sensations through the hands to different parts of the body. Technologies are developing, and the developers of VRoom Games have set themselves the goal of remaining at the forefront of the development of the VR world.

It’s nice to know that such developments are being carried out in the Northern capital.

Number of players : up to 4 people simultaneously

Cost : – from 1500 rubles/45 minutes (price for a place in a team of up to 4 people in a VR game with the latest technology) – 300 rubles/30 minutes for games in a VR helmet

Opening hours : Mon-Sun 9:00 - 1:00 Address : Ligovsky Prospekt, 50 building 2 Telephone : +7-812 920-50-80

VRoom Games - VR club with technology for complete immersion in virtual reality

Team games in virtual reality with full immersion

Excursions in the dark “The world by touch”

A unique space where guests are in absolute darkness, vision is turned off and they need to use all other senses, finding themselves in incredible locations, to adapt and experience the world in a new way. The excursions are conducted by specially trained blind guides.

By the way, the goal of the project is good - to develop tolerance in society towards people with disabilities.

The organizers offer different locations:

— Living room, where you will need to complete an interesting quest; — A busy street that you need to be able to cross; — A market where you can guess spices by smell and fruits by touch; — A park where you can climb into a boat on the water by touch; — A cafe where it’s fun to test your taste buds and spoon-feed your companion; – Tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress in complete darkness – Date in complete darkness – 90 minutes

Ticket prices (weekdays/weekends):

• Adult — 550₽ / 750₽ • Student — 500₽ / 700₽ • School ticket — 450₽ / 500₽ • Individual ticket — 4000₽ / 5000₽

Opening hours: from 10:00 to 22:00 Address: Shopping center Piterland, Primorsky pr., 72, 2nd floor Information and mandatory reservation by phone:

Where to go on a weekend in St. Petersburg for free

Where to go on a weekend in St. Petersburg and save money? You can simply walk around the city, which is called an “open-air museum,” and enjoy the architectural monuments. Or come up with a theme for a walk - go through unusual streets, places with lions, courtyards-wells, etc. You can also go to churches for free - Kazan Cathedral , Alexander Nevsky Lavra , Smolny Cathedral , etc.

Smolny Cathedral Photo: © Sergey Arkhipkin

Creative spaces and museums

A weekend program in St. Petersburg may include museums where you don’t need to spend money on tickets. Typically, 1 day a month free entry to some museums is provided; check the information on the institutions’ websites. There are also those that you can enter for free on any day, but sometimes pre-registration is required. Permanent free admission is organized at the V. Nabokov Museum on the street. Bolshaya Morskaya, 47, Museum of the History of Brewing at the plant, Museum of the History of Photography (free visit to the historical exhibition only), etc.

V. Nabokov Museum Photo: © Laskovsky

Where to go on a weekend in St. Petersburg for those who love a creative atmosphere? You can visit various creative urban spaces without an entrance fee; you only pay for visiting individual locations, exhibitions, etc. A weekend trip to St. Petersburg can coincide with interesting markets and festivals with free admission to such places.

New Holland Island is a modern multifunctional space, where there are: a green area for recreation and events, buildings with shops and cafes, rooms for master classes, a children's playground in the shape of a frigate frame.

New Holland (children's playground) Photo: © Natalia Semchina

The loft project “Etazhi” includes a variety of shops, studios, cafes, galleries, co-working spaces, etc. You need to pay to go up to the roof - the official observation deck at a height of 27 m.

The Sevkabel Port space is a former industrial zone with an embankment on the Gulf of Finland. There is an entrance fee for various exhibitions and some events. The largest workshop often hosts food markets, flea markets and other events with free admission.

The creative quarter "Golitsyn Loft" occupies several buildings on the Fontanka embankment. Showrooms, design studios, bars, restaurants, galleries and other creative projects are located here.

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Parks

On weekends in St. Petersburg the streets can be crowded; you can go to the city parks to take a break from the hustle and bustle. Entrance to most of them is free, and at the same time, many can be called historical attractions created under the emperors with the involvement of famous masters of park art.

The Summer Garden is famous for the many sculptures decorating the park’s alleys and the ancient lattice on the side of the Neva embankment. It is located close to central attractions, so it is usually included in a weekend trip to St. Petersburg.

The Tauride Garden is another pleasant place for walking; there are ponds with islands, a greenhouse, and sports grounds.

to the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park for a picturesque view of the Gulf of Finland and relaxing on the sandy beach. There are other parks in the city where you can take a walk.

In detail: parks of St. Petersburg

Summer Garden Photo: © Dmitry Roslik

Amusement park Divo Island

Children's attractions, family attractions, extreme attractions - more than 45 entertainments for every taste and color. Vivid impressions for all ages are guaranteed regardless of the choice of venues.

In addition to the attractions, children can enjoy a playground with interactive educational modules, animators and entertainment programs.

Having opened in 2003, during its existence Divo Ostrov managed to receive the title of the best amusement park in Russia several times.

Working hours:

During the summer months the park is open seven days a week. From Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 22:00, on weekends and holidays - from 11:00 to 23:00 In winter - open only on weekends from 12:00 to 19:00

Prices : from 150 to 400 rubles per attraction Address : metro station Krestovsky Island Telephone

Oceanarium "Neptune"

The only oceanarium in St. Petersburg and the first in Russia is located in the city center. 2 thousand specimens of freshwater and marine fish, aquatic invertebrates, and mammals belonging to more than 200 species swim in 50 aquariums.

Ticket prices:

— adult : from 700₽ — children 5-6 years old and beneficiaries : 250₽ — children from 7 years old : from 500₽ — children under 4 years old : free — pensioners : 350₽

Opening hours : Mon-Sun 10:00 – 20:00 Address : st. Marata, 86 Telephone

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How else to spend a weekend in St. Petersburg

You can come up with a wide variety of options for how to spend a weekend in St. Petersburg. You can devote both days to museums according to your interests, or go to famous country royal residences. Tourists can also experience the region's nature on a weekend getaway.

Museums

A weekend in St. Petersburg can be devoted to museums, which are represented by a wide variety. It is not for nothing that they say about the city that it has a special atmosphere that attracts creators and connoisseurs of art - from classics to avant-garde. Establishments are usually closed 1 weekday per week.

The first public museum was founded by Peter I - this is the famous Kunstkamera with anatomical and zoological rarities, as well as ethnographic collections.

Kunstkamera Photo: © Dmitry Roslik

Art museums are the famous Hermitage with masterpieces of world art, the Russian Museum with works of domestic masters from different times, the Erarta , as well as various palaces that house the collections of large museums. It will be interesting to see the interiors, made in different styles, at the Stieglitz Academy and its museum, go to the Museum-Institute of the Roerich Family or the Matyushin House - a museum of the St. Petersburg avant-garde . The Street Art Museum is dedicated to street art .

Street Art Museum Photo: © krissoln

The Museum of Urban Sculpture is engaged in the restoration and preservation of ancient cemeteries with valuable tombstones, at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra - this is the Necropolis of the 18th century. and Necropolis of Art Masters.

You can learn about different pages in the history of the city in the Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad , in the museum on the cruiser Aurora , in the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg , etc.

The Museum of Music , the Museum of Theater and Musical Art , and the Museum-Apartment of F. Chaliapin are dedicated to the art of music and outstanding figures . Literary themes occupy a special place - in St. Petersburg there are museums of F. M. Dostoevsky , A. S. Pushkin , A. Blok , A. Akhmatova , the necropolis museum “Literary Bridges” , etc.

More details: museums of St. Petersburg

Museum of Urban Sculpture (necropolises at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra) Photo: © Tatyana Lisker

Suburbs

A day off in St. Petersburg is a good opportunity to visit the palace and park ensembles in the surrounding area, famous for their beauty. It is better to plan a visit to one suburb for 1 day. Among the most popular destinations:

• Peterhof . If you spend a weekend in St. Petersburg in May, you will already be able to see the stunning fountains (usually open from late April-May to October). The main fountain structure is the “Grand Cascade” ; excursions are even organized to the grottoes underneath it. In any season you can get to the luxurious Peterhof Palace ; there are other remarkable buildings on the territory of the complex. In the suburb there is also the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the neo-Russian style, but, unfortunately, it will not be possible to see it now due to restoration forests.

Grand Cascade in Peterhof Photo: © Sergey Arkhipkin

• Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin) is a museum-reserve with two magnificent palaces: Catherine and Alexandrovsky . They have picturesque parks of the same name with various pavilions. Pushkin is also home to the Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum , of which A. S. Pushkin is a famous graduate, and the poet's dacha museum .
• Palace with state halls, ancient sculpture and other works of art brought from Europe was built in Pavlovsk Pavlovsk Park is considered one of the largest landscape parks in Europe.

Other suburban destinations include Gatchina , Oranienbaum , Strelna . If you get to the suburbs by train, you will depart from the Baltic Station .

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Pavlovsk Photo: © Nastenka Pavlik

Weekend hikes in St. Petersburg

Those who have visited the “northern capital” more than once and seen the main attractions may be interested in the option of active recreation. These can be either 1-day destinations or for both days. Such weekend tours in St. Petersburg will appeal to lovers of northern nature with forests and lakes.

You will see natural beauty while hiking in the Ladoga region . These can be hiking routes along the shores of Lake Ladoga and a pine forest, with climbs to the peaks of the mysterious mountains of Karelia and inspection of granite rocks. A common option is to go to Yastrebinoye Lake and walk along the suspension bridge. The road to this lake from the granite quarry in Kuznechnoye is called the “Ho Chi Minh trail” ; it offers picturesque views of rocks and other lakes.

Hiking to Yastrebinoye Lake Photo: © Anna Kuznetsova

Weekend trips in St. Petersburg are also offered by water - catamarans or kayaks on lakes, rafting on rivers. You can go by boat along the Vuoksa , a river on the Karelian Isthmus, the route lasts about a week, you need special equipment. Tours are organized in the Ladoga Skerries National Park of the Republic of Karelia, suitable for families with children. In winter you can ski here.

Thematic hikes are also organized to places associated with the war - old fortifications and battle sites. It is possible to travel by car through regional villages with abandoned estates or bike tours in the surrounding area.

Weekend in St. Petersburg with children If you are going on a trip with children, the city has a lot of entertainment and attractions that will interest the children. Check out the material on where to take your child in St. Petersburg

Ladoga skerries Photo: © Galina Gorshenina

Space “Territory of Mysticism”

Guests of the space find themselves in a real and very realistic horror movie scenario, where the participants are the main characters. The performances combine theatrical performances and horror quests. I invite visitors to become part of the theatrical action or play the exciting quest “Ghostly Hide and Seek”.

It will definitely be scary here. Visiting is available for both children and adults. There is a gradation by age. It is better to come in groups of 4-6 people, but you can go alone or as a couple, they will be assigned to other participants.

Prices for performances for adults - 550 rubles, children from 350 rubles, hide and seek - 2800 rubles for a company of 4-6 people. If you want more participants, you will have to pay an additional 700 rubles for each subsequent one.

Opening hours: weekdays from 14 to 20 hours, on weekends, holidays and school holidays: from 10 to 21 hours Address: Engels Ave., 154, Prospekt Prosveshcheniya metro station, Grand Canyon shopping center Telephone:

Where to stay in St. Petersburg

Needless to say, St. Petersburg is the most popular city in Russia, and the guests have not been forgotten here. Tourists have a huge choice available: from a bed in a hostel to luxurious suites in premium hotels. Even in the city center, options can be selected to suit any budget, not counting the variety of its types and comfort. However, the closer you are to Nevsky, the faster options at an excellent price and quality are sorted out.

In addition to views of the main avenue, interesting offers include panoramic views of the Neva and bridges, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Savior on Spilled Blood, the Admiralty and other postcard sites of the city. Among the wide range of housing, you can find not only standard apartments with parking, pets, a balcony or a kitchen in the apartment, but also palace, capsule, and two-level apartments. A convenient criterion for location and accessibility is the availability of the metro and direct routes of other transport.

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Photo: © Tatyana Lisker

Gorilla Park

A large space with many activities for children and adults - trampolines, climbing wall. rope parks. laser tag, slides and much more. A great way to spend time actively and intensely.

The price for visiting the entire park for the whole day is 650 rubles, for children from 3 years old for special areas for children - 400 rubles, for an accompanying person without visiting the attractions - 300 rubles

Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 Address: Shopping and entertainment complex “5 Ozers”, Dolgoozernaya street, 14, 4th floor Telephone:

Miscellaneous:

1. Planetarium, Alexandrovsky Park, 4 2. Grand Maket Russia, Tsvetochnaya street, 16 3. Smesharikov Studio, Chapaeva street, 17 4. Russian village Shuvalovka, St. Petersburg highway, 111 5. Norwegian rope park in Orekhovo 6. “Literally ", book club-store, Malaya Sadovaya street, 1 (in the building of the Health Committee) 7. Rock climbing, Bronnitskaya street, 24 8. Historical Viking Age estate "Svargas", 9 km. Svetogorskoe Highway 9. Chaplin Hall, holiday performances, Pirogovskaya embankment, 5/2 (opposite Aurora) 10. Loft Project ETAGI, Ligovsky Prospekt, 74

Dream Aero flight simulator

Flying on a passenger plane as a pilot

Here you can make your dream come true and play the role of a pilot flying a passenger airliner. Fly in the endless sky at high altitude above your favorite cities of the world and then land at any airport in the world. A real pilot will teach you how to fly the plane, and you will fly on a passenger airliner flight simulator, which is used to train real pilots.

This simulator meets the requirements of Doc 9625 ICAO FSTD Type VII in almost all respects, that is, it corresponds to the highest degree of reality, which are used in professional pilot training.

Prices: 4900 rubles for 30 minutes of flight. You can take more time or take a full pilot course.

Opening hours: daily, 10:00 - 22:00 Address: TRC RIO, st. Fuchika, 2 Phone:

Military club "Cyber ​​Fox"

Large laser tag area

On an area of ​​1300 square meters, you can become a real hero and play war with your friends, painlessly, but quite realistically. On the playground, you can easily recreate scenarios from famous computer shooters with defusing a bomb, freeing hostages, capturing a building and fighting monsters and the walking dead.

Laser tag (laser paintball) is a high-tech form of recreation associated with unforgettable, vibrant battles. Compared to other combat simulators, laser paintball is one of the safest. During the shootouts, ammunition that can injure the player is not used here - shootouts are carried out using laser weapons.

Cost per person (weekdays/weekends):

— 1 game (9-12 minutes) — 150₽ / 200₽ — 2 games (18-25 min) — 250₽ / 350₽ — 60 minutes — 600₽ / 800₽ You can also order different game scenarios for the company, such like Counter-strike or Stalker

Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 14:00 – 20:00, Sat-Sun: 11:00 – 20:00 Address: Shopping and entertainment complex “Piterland”, Primorsky prospect, 72, minus the second floor, BUNKER Details by phone: 385-73 -89

Museums:

1. Toy Museum, Karpovka embankment, 32 2. Zoological Museum, Universitetskaya embankment, 1 3. Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic, Marata St., 24a 4. Central Museum of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation, Sadovaya St., 50 5. Museum railway equipment, Obvodny Canal embankment, 118 6. Museum of Water, Shpalernaya, 56 7. St. Petersburg Doll Museum, Kamskaya Street 8 8. Museum of Retro Cars, Konyushennaya Square, 1/in Zelenogorsk, Primorskoe Highway, Zelenogorsk Park of Culture and Leisure 9. Museum cats, Vsevolozhsk, Koltushskoe highway, 214 10. Museum of Soil Science named after. V.V. Dokuchaeva, Birzhevoy proezd, 6 11. Museum of Entropology and Ethnography named after. Peter the Great (Kunstkamera), University Embankment, 3 12. Russian Ethnographic Museum, Inzhenernaya Street, 4/1 13. State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg 14. Central Museum of Communications named after. A.S.Popova (history of the mailbox), Pochtamtsky Lane, 4 15. Museum of Theater and Musical Art (several buildings) 16. Gatchina Palace Museum, 8 (812) 958 0366 17. Icebreaker Krasin (branch of the Museum of the World Ocean), Lieutenant Schmidt embankment, 23 line VO 18. Frigate Standart 19. Military-historical museum of artillery, engineering troops and signal troops Alexander Park, 7 20. Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art, 29th line of Vasilievsky Island, 2 21. Museum “Narvskaya Zastava”, Ivan Chernykh Street, 23 23. Museum of Police History of the Cultural Center of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Poltavskaya Street, 12 24. State Museum of Urban Sculpture Nevsky Prospekt, 179/2, lit. A 25. Hermitage 26. Russian Museum 27. Art, entrance through the arch from Ligovsky Prospekt, 53 28. Coffee Museum, Robespierre embankment, 14 29. Museum of the History of Perfumery, Progonnaya Street, 1, free admission, pre-registration by phone: 7184344 30. Museum of Illusions, Moskovsky Prospekt, 107 k.5 31. Museum of Art Glass, Elagin Island, 4

"Labyrinth of Fear"

Scary sounds, barely glowing lights, unpredictable traps and the atmosphere of Hollywood horror films, deafening screams of frightened but happy visitors. Challenge yourself, find a way out of the maze, dodge scary characters and have a great time.

Visiting the maze of fear from 9 to 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: 350₽ Address : Nevsky pr., 3

Anti-stress attraction “Break the dishes”

Experience unspeakable pleasure and relieve tension by breaking a couple of plates, glasses and vases. It’s exciting, gives pleasant emotions and at the same time it’s safe, which is important and doesn’t really put a strain on your budget.

Cost: 300₽ Opening hours: daily from 12:00 to 00:00 Phone: е Address: Nevsky Prospekt, 3

Shooting club "Golden Bullet"

Here visitors are promised pleasure of any caliber. Shoot with pistols, machine guns and even a machine gun, shoot with a bow or crossbow, throw knives while dressing as a gangster, cowboy, Viking or policeman. Or maybe try something unusual? Arrange a shooting competition with your friends with your eyes closed, and then play dice with the administrator. At the same time, everything is safe and takes place under the strict supervision of professionals.

Price:

- pneumatic shooting: 1-99 shots - 15₽/shot, 100-999 shots - 10₽/shot, more than 1000 shots - 5₽/shot - archery and crossbow shooting: 1 shot - 30₽ - knife throwing: 30 minutes - 500₽ - With your own weapons and ammunition - 500₽/hour. Discussed in advance with the shooting range administrator.

Opening hours: daily from 12:00 to 23:00 Address: Konyushennaya Square, 2B, within walking distance from the Gostiny Dvor metro station, exit to the Griboyedov Canal Telephone: +7 911 9073786

Large amusement park MazaPark

A huge active entertainment park with more than 20 attractions and about 100 slot machines: bowling, billiards, snooker, table tennis, darts, roller skating, cyber zone and much more. Visitors describe this place as “a childhood for adults.” Indeed, here everyone will find a game for themselves. Moreover, it is taken into account that adults usually work during the day and the park welcomes guests from 11 to 6 am.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 11:00 to 6:00, Saturday-Sunday, holidays and school holidays from 10:00 to 6:00

Entrance cost: from 400₽ to 800₽ depending on the time of day and day of the week Park addresses: Bukharestskaya, 30/32, Ho Chi Minh City, 14a Telephone:

Active recreation centers in St. Petersburg. For children of active recreation centers

Family entertainment centers where you can have an active time in any weather.
Climbing walls, rope parks, trampolines, bungee jumps, swimming pools, water slides and other attractions - all this is available in children's amusement parks in St. Petersburg. Select the route type and click on the map to indicate the departure point