Moscow Parks

Izmailovsky Park
All of the matrioshka dolls, lacquer boxes and Soviet memorabilia that you can handle, as well as some truely beautiful linens and crafts. Vendors are friendly and many speak English.

Gorky Park
In winter, Gorky Park is a good place to go ice skating. In summer, it hosts an amusement park.

Victory Park
This vast establishment was completed in 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union's World War Two victory. It is worth noting that is it located on the spot where Napoleon stood as he watched Moscow burning. On May 9, Victory Day, Muscovites gather here to celebrate the triumph over Nazi Germany The while crescent shaped building contains the Great Patriotic War Museum (open 10 a.m.-6p.m. Tues-Sun).