At Leninskiy Prospect in Moscow, there is one of the oldest in Europe mineralogical museums. The museum is close related to the history of mineralogy in Russia. All the famous Russian mineralogists worked at the museum or their activity was related to it in some way. Museum was founded in Saint-Petersburg in 1716 as a mineral cabinet of Kunstkammer ( Read more... )

In Kubinka town, 64 kilometers west from Moscow, there is one of the biggest museums of armoured fighting vehicles in the world. It presents a unique collection of armoured vehicles starting from World War I first constructions to modern battle tanks. At the museum you will see a great amount of unique tanks, including the famous German super-heavy ( Read more... )

I have never been inside a real submarine before and, when I heard about the amazing Submarine Museum in Moscow, I decided to visit it as soon as possible. And it was a great experience in my life! This black submarine is located at the bank of Khimkinskoe Reservoir and is open for everyone who would like to learn more about life of submariners. It ( Read more... )

On the first floor of Ukraina Hotel, you can see at no charge a unique small-scale model of Moscow called "Moscow is the capital of the USSR". The size of the model is impressive: 16 meters in width, 6 meters in height and 9,5 meters in depth. The total area is 304,9 m2. The historical center of Moscow and its nearest regions of 1977 are created in ( Read more... )

In the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia you can visit an interesting exhibition "Chocolate and Cocoa" until the end of the year. At the exhibit you will know about the whole history of chocolate and cacao - from ancient Mayans, who first realized the value of cacao beans and began to use them in cooking, to nowadays. You will ( Read more... )

The Museum of Chocolate and Cacao History is located on the territory of the two famous candy factories in Moscow: "Babayevskiy Open Joint-Stock Company" and "Moscow Confectionery Factory Red October". At the museum you will know that ancient Mayans were the first who realized the value of cacao beans and began to use them in cooking. You will see ( Read more... )

In the pavilion 11 of the All-Russian Exhibition Center, there is a permanent exhibition called "Mysteries of the Deep Sea World". Except sharks, here you can see many other interesting sea inhabitants. For example, piranhas, a sea urchin, shockfishes, Parachromis managuensis from Central America, a typical tortoise, Mastacembelus erythrotaenia and ( Read more... )

The Vodka History Museum is located in the walls of Kremlin in Izmailovo. Moscow became the origin of Russian vodka in the 15th century. The museum demonstrates all the 500-year history of vodka - from the moment of its invention to these days. Its large collection contains more than 600 kinds of vodka, vodka recipes of the 18th century, various ( Read more... )

The Memorial Museum of Astronautics is a wonderful place in Moscow dedicated to space exploration. The museum contains a wide variety of space-related exhibits and models, such as space compartments and modules, spacesuits and examples of food, a module of the spacecraft "Soyuz", a cabin of "Buran", the Mission Control Center in a small size, ( Read more... )

A museum of Apple computers has recently opened in Moscow - showing off about 60 models of 1977-2011, including one of the first Apple computers: Apple II from 1978 and Macintosh. The museum gives us an opportunity to trace development of the company from its very beginning. All of the computers at the museum still work and you can even try to use ( Read more... )