Red Square and Kremlin are historic sites in Moscow not to be missed. After a day of cultural exploration, head over to the famous Gorky Park, which in the winter has beautiful ice sculptures and in the summer turns into an amusement park with rides and concerts.

Several attractions in Moscow will spark a child's imagination and are kid-friendly, including the Obrazstov Puppet Theater and Museum, St. Basil's Cathedral, and the Children's Musical Theater.

Despite the fact that Moscow is considered one of the most expensive cities in the world, visitors can enjoy several free attractions there including the famous Kremlin Walls and Towers, Lenin's Mausoleum, and Sparrow Hills, one of Moscow's highest points and a great place to take photos of Moscow from its observation platform.

Experience a side of Moscow many travellers miss out on including the Moscow Cat Museum with paintings, sculptures, embroidery, ceramics, and costumes dedicated to the feline world, as well as the Bunker-42 on Taganka (Cold War Museum) where you can learn about the different types of bombs being manufactured and tested during the Cold War.

Whether it is a suburb of Moscow like Sergiyev Posad, which features the Trinity Monastery of St Sergius Lavra, one of the largest monasteries in Russia, or Snegiri, where the Battle of Moscow took place during World War II and includes an area Soviet and German tanks and weapons untouched since the battle took place, there are plenty of places near Moscow worth exploring.