For Free - Moscow - page 60

Festival-goers at Kolomenskoe Museum-Reserve
JONATHAN SMITH / GETTY IMAGES ©
Art Centres
Most of Moscow's post-industrial art centres are free to enter (though you may pay for indi-
vidual galleries or special exhibits). Spend an afternoon browsing the galleries and admiring
the architectural repurposing.
Churches
Many of Moscow's churches contain amazing iconography and eye-popping frescoes. The
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , in particular, feels more like a museum than a church.
Parks
Maybe it's no surprise that a park does not charge an admission fee: the surprise is what
you'll find inside. Gorky Park has an open-air cinema and an observatory, which are free of
charge. Hermitage Garden has ping-pong tables, yoga classes and dance lessons - all free.
Estates
At Kolomenskoe Museum-Reserve and Tsaritsyno Palace you pay to enter the museums, but
seeing the beautiful grounds and churches costs nothing.
Lenin's Tomb
Don't pay money, just pay your respects. This is one of Moscow's wacky and wonderful
things to do .
Moscow Metro
So it's not quite free. But it only costs R40 to ride the metro, which is an amazing amalgam-
ation of art museum, history lesson and mass-transit system.