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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pushkin

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pushkin, Russia

Updated February 10, 2013

Unusual Attractions in Pushkin

Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Pushkin, Russia

Chinese Village at Tsarskoe Selo

A model village fit for an emperor.

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Grand Maket Rossiya (Grand Model of Russia)

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

12 miles from Pushkin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russian Museum of Military Medicine

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

14 miles from Pushkin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

F. M. Dostoyevsky Literary Memorial Museum

An ever-growing literary collection housed in the apartment where the Russian author penned his final novel.

14 miles from Pushkin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

John Lennon Street

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

14 miles from Pushkin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Sound

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

14 miles from Pushkin

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