As we had seen Red Square and the Kremlin on our own a couple days earlier, we used some of the cruise excursion time to tour the State Historical Museum. It includes artifacts from dinosaur bones to carriages of the czars. All placards are in Russian so unless you know the language, it's hard to get a full appreciation. Still a good visit. We also visited the War Museum which is now showing an ...
Saw it on our own and as cruise excursion; great to visit an historic place; Saint Basil's is awesome; GUM is impressive; Lenin's tomb is surprisingly suppressed. ...
We visited the Metro Stations on our own, during our free time. It is a truly stunning experience. The architecture underground is remarkable and should not be missed. Simply get an Metro map, buy a ticket, and away you go. ...