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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Northern European Russia attractions

1. AA Borisov Museum

0.18 MILES

Artwork by AA Borisov, dedicated to the Arctic scenery of Novaya Zemlya and settlement of the north.

2. Northern Naval Museum

0.18 MILES

Beautifully presented nautical exhibits cluster around the striking centrepiece – the prow of a ship – in the light-filled main hall of Arkhangelsk's…

3. EK Plotnikova House-Museum

0.19 MILES

This historical building houses an impressive collection of Russian art from the 18th to the 20th centuries, including works by Karl Bryullov of The Last…

4. Lair of Art Gallery

0.2 MILES

In the fine Marfin Mansion, the Lair of Art Gallery hosts occasional mini-concerts, but is most interesting for its furnished interior and large model of…

5. Fine Arts Museum

0.24 MILES

Arkhangelsk’s most compelling art gallery has regularly changing exhibitions that range from modern reflections on Soviet propaganda to pop art. Upstairs…

6. Peter I Statue

0.26 MILES

This windswept take on Peter the Great and the unexotic River Terminal building both feature on Russia’s R500 banknotes.

7. Prospekt Chumbarova-Luchinskogo

0.27 MILES

Arkhangelsk's appealing pedestrian street is lined with a a few surviving traditional timber houses that are in the process of being restored, cosy cafes,…

8. Regional Studies Museum

0.32 MILES

The history section charts the development of the harsh north, from its settlement by dispossessed and exiled peasantry in the 1930s, to the Gulag camps,…