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Russia

Moscow for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Moscow trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Москворецкий рынок

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Болотниковская улица 12

  3. 14:3017:00

    Музей Отечественной войны 1812 года

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    площадь Революции 2/3, 109012

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 10:00–18:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Fresco

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    1-я Фрунзенская улица 8, 119146 Москва

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–23:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Lenkom Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Moscow, Russia

    улица Малая Дмитровка 6, 127006

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–19:30

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Пушкинъ

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Кондитерская

    Тверской бульвар 26/5, 125009

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–21:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum of the Moscow Railway

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow

    Кожевническая улица 2, 115114

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Преображенский рынок

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    улица Преображенский Вал 17

  6. 14:3017:00

    Palace of Kuskovo

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    summer country house and estate of the Sheremetev family in Moscow, Russia

    улица Юности 2, 111402 Москва

  7. 17:0019:30

    State Historical Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national history museum in Moscow, Russia

    Красная площадь 1, 109012 Москва

  8. 19:3021:00

    Savva

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Театральный проезд 2, 109012 Москва

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–24:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Epiphany Monastery

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    monastery in Tverskoy District, Russia

    Kitay-Gorod,Bogoyavlenskiy pereulok, 2

Day 3

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    288

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Береговой проезд 5А корп 1, 121087 Москва

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Kremlin Armoury

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum and cultural heritage site in Russia

    Кремлёвская набережная 1 с3, 103073 Москва

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Ленинградский рынок

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Часовая улица 11, 125315 Москва

  6. 14:3017:00

    Gulag-Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Moscow, Russia

    1-й Самотёчный переулок 9 с1

  7. 17:0019:30

    Museum of the Great Patriotic War

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    history museum in Moscow

    площадь Победы 3

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Thu 10:00–20:30 · Fri–Sat 10:00–21:30 · Sun 10:00–20:30

  8. 19:3021:00

    White Rabbit

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    3, Smolenskaya Square

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–00:00

  9. 21:0023:30

    Romen Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Moscow, Russia

    Ленинградский проспект 32/2, 125040

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–23:00

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Гранд

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Химкинский бульвар 19 корп 3, 125363 Москва

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 00:00–24:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Shchusev State Museum of Architecture

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Moscow

    Староваганьковский переулок 25

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue 13:00–21:00 · Wed 11:00–20:00 · Thu 13:00–21:00 · Fri–Sun 11:00–20:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Chemodan (Suitcase)

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Gogol Boulevard 25/1

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Moscow/Central-West
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors