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The Only Building in the World Dedicated to Harry Houdini

The Houdini Museum. Tour & Magic Show in Scranton offers a full afternoon of family fun. Located in a 100-year-old house, the nonprofit museum pays tribute to the famous escape artist Harry Houdini, who spent part of his career performing in the Electric City.

The museum is full of Houdini artifacts and memorabilia. Your tour guide will tell you amazing stories and facts about Houdini’s life. You’ll also watch a short film that includes rare footage of Houdini’s incredible feats.

The tour includes a one-hour magic show. Don’t be surprised if you’re asked to come onstage and help out with the act!

Be sure to visit around Halloween , when the museum hosts a spooky séance and paranormal shows.

There’s so much to see, so plan to spend at least two and a half hours at the Houdini Museum. They’re open daily from July 1 through Labor Day and on weekends throughout the rest of the year. Call or check online to confirm operating hours.

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HOUDINI MUSEUM

EMBARK ON AN ENCHANTED JOURNEY

Prepare to step into a world of wonder and mystery as you plan your visit to the Houdini Museum. Nestled in the heart of Scranton, Pennsylvania, our museum is a captivating homage to the legendary escape artist, Harry Houdini.

Plan your visit today and unlock the magic of Houdini's legacy.

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DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED

After the tour, prepare to be spellbound by The Amazing Magic Show, starring world-renowned professional magicians. Witness the magical appearance of beautiful doves, adorable ducks, and a bunny rabbit, culminating in a breathtaking finale where an audience member floats in mid-air, passing through a suspended hoop before gently descending.

It’s an experience like no other!

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After the show, enjoy a magical presentation of entertaining tricks suitable for both young and old, all available for purchase in our Magic Store. From simple tricks to awe-inspiring illusions, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Don’t forget to browse our selection of T-shirts, mugs, magic kits, and much more!

1433 N Main Ave

Scranton, PA 18508

There is a parking lot behind the building.

(570) 383-1821

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  • (2.92 km) Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
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  • (2.92 km) Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
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  • (2.95 km) Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel Scranton
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How to spend a perfect weekend in Moscow

Feb 11, 2020 • 5 min read

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Moscow enjoyed the status of capital for most of Russia’s history, except for a relatively brief period (about two hundred years), when the Tsar and the government relocated to St Petersburg . But the Bolsheviks moved the capital back to Moscow in 1918, and today it’s an extremely diverse city. It can easily take a couple of weeks to see all of its sights, but if you've only got a weekend to explore, here's how to have two perfect days in Moscow.

Exterior of St Basil's Cathedral at Red Square on a sunny autumn morning.

Start your weekend in Moscow by acquainting yourself with top-notch Russian cuisine at Grand Cafe Dr Zhivago . Located on the first floor of the historical hotel National and overlooking the Kremlin, it’s definitely one of the best breakfast spots in the city. Try millet porridge with crawfish, pearl barley porridge with oxtail or traditional cottage cheese with raisins and candied fruit.

Set aside at least half a day for Russian capital’s major attractions: the Red Square and the Kremlin . To reach the Kremlin, cross the street from Dr Zhivago and walk through the Alexander Garden to the main entrance at the Kutafya Tower . Check out all the cathedrals, including Archangel cathedral with all the tsars’ tombs and Uspensky cathedral with medieval icons. Pause to look at the famous Tsar Bell and climb Ivan the Great Bell Tower to enjoy some great views.

Zaryadye - a landscape and architectural park. Many people stroll over concrete walkways surrounding a rounded building in parkland.

Exit and walk to the Red Square through the Alexander Garden, where, if lucky, you can see the change of guard. If you’re feeling hungry, stop by the food court at Okhotny Ryad shopping complex to pick up a snack.

The Red square is dominated by four buildings of equal historical importance: the Kremlin's most famous Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower , with a clock and fourteen bells that chime national anthem four times a day (6am, noon, 6pm, midnight), St Basil's Cathedral , Moscow's best-known symbol with its multi-colored domes, Lenin’s Mausoleum , the resting place of the leader of the 1917 October revolution, and GUM , Moscow's oldest department store, topped with a glass roof, designed by one of Russia's most celebrated architects, Vladimir Shukhov. 

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Right behind the St Basil’s it is the relatively new Zaryadye Park , designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, famous for its work on the High Line in New York City. Zaryadye showcases flora from all the climate zones of Russia, which is the largest country in the world. The floating bridge at the edge of the park is one of the biggest selfie magnets in Moscow, providing spectacular views of the river and the city skyline as the background. 

Another Zaryadye attraction is a glass pavilion that hosts restaurant Voskhod  (Sunrise) – a perfect spot for your lunch or early dinner. Voskhod focuses on dishes from all fifteen former Soviet Union republics and its inside looks like a Soviet-made spaceship with great views of the Moscow river. Try Azeri home-made pasta or trout from Lake Sevan in Armenia.

After all that walking and exploring you need some quality downtime and what better way to spend it than relaxing for a couple of hours at the famous Sanduny  traditional Russian hot bath. Make sure to get a massage with birch sticks!

You might still have time to go to Winzavod Center – a creative cluster with galleries housed at a former wine factory. Galleries like XL , pop/off/art and Ovcharenko always have something on, most likely a cutting-edge Russian contemporary art exhibition. Finish the evening hanging out at one of the best Moscow bars – try socialites’ paradise Noor Electro , co-joined with one of Moscow’s avant-garde theatres or Powerhouse Moscow , located in a 19th-century mansion, which is famous for live indie and jazz band performances. Both serve great food, too. 

Young people sit on a bench looking at a large painting on the wall. It's by Russian artist Alexander Ivanov, called 'The appearance of Christ to the People' and is displayed in the Tretyakov gallery

Power up for a busy day ahead at one of Moscow’s trendiest coffee/breakfast spots,   Nude . Located in the upscale, well-heeled neighborhood of Patriarch’s Ponds, Nude offers a wide range of breakfast dishes, including scrambled eggs, toast, porridge and banana bread. Book ahead as it might be busy on a weekend morning.

After checking out the Patriarch's Ponds, which features prominently in Mikhail Bulgakov’s perennial novel The Master and Margarita , devote the rest of the morning and early afternoon to exploring Moscow’s best museums. Depending on your tastes, pick one of the following: Tretyakov Gallery for traditional Russian art, from medieval icons to the early 20th century;  New Tretyakov for 20th century and contemporary art as well as great temporary exhibitions;  Pushkin Museum for one of the greatest collections of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art in the world; and the Garage Museum for some eye-opening modern-art exhibitions. 

A blurred train travelling at speed through a station with a tiled wall and a station guide.

Whichever museum or gallery you choose, be sure to go to LavkaLavka for lunch, certainly one of the best places to try new Russian cuisine, which is a contemporary reading of centuries-old recipes. It’s one of the few places to try polugar , which is, allegedly, what Russians called vodka in the 19th century. 

When you talk about Russian culture, literary giants usually pop into mind: the likes of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Anton Chekhov. There are plenty of literary museums in Moscow, but if you had to pick one, visit Tolstoy Estate Museum , located just opposite the headquarters of Yandex, the Russian equivalent of Google. Every little detail has been restored just the way it looked when Tolstoy lived here in the 1880s–90s. 

Leave some time for exploring the Moscow Metro : every station is an architectural masterpiece in its own right. Our favorites include Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya and Kievskaya. Later, unwind at one of dozens of Moscow’s craft beer places . Try  Jawsspot , named after one of the leading breweries in Russia, Jaws from the Urals region, which also serves decent pizza and salads.  

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Your first few weekends in Moscow will inevitably be spent getting to know the city that is your new home. You can do it yourself, with a guidebook or splurge a few dollars and get the inside track with a professional and seasoned guide used to foreign visitors to the city.

Moscow City Bus Tour The longest and most established tour company offering city tours, whatever the weather, is Capital Tours. Their Moscow City Sightseeing tour is an excellent way to get an overview of all the city’s main attractions, to which you may return at your leisure. You will get a panorama view of the Kremlin, Lenin Hills, Bolshoi Theater, Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow streets, and squares. These three-hour tours run twice daily, from 10:30 – 13:30; and from 14:30 pm – to 17:30. Fares are 950 RURs for adults and 450 RURs for children.

  • Capital Tours Ilyinka Street 4-6 +7 (495) 232-2442

Kremlin & Armoury Museum Tour Capital Tours also offers guided tours of the Kremlin Grounds, Cathedrals and Patriarch’s Palace. This takes you inside the Kremlin walls to see the former residence of Czars and Patriarch’s, Russia’s main Cathedral, the Assumption Cathedral and the Armory Museum’s exalted collection of gold and silverwork and jewelry. You will see famous Faberge eggs, coronation carriages and Czarist thrones.

The Patriarch’s Palace is now a Museum of Seventeenth-century Life and Applied Art, displaying priests’ robes and other regalia, period furniture, gold, and silverware from Russia and Western Europe. The three-hour tours run twice a day, every day except Thursday, from 11:00 – 14:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. Fares, including admissions, are 1,550 RURs per adult and 775 RURs per child.

The Moscow Metro In addition to being part of an excellent mode of transportation, many metro stations are tourist attractions in their own right. Among the stations worth visiting are:

  • Komsomolskaya (Brown line): With its marble pillars, vaulted ceilings and intricate chandeliers, the station is more like a temple than a subway-station. The mosaic depicts famous scenes from Russian history.
  • Ploschad Revolyutsyi (Blue line): The great October Revolution of 1917 is depicted in this station, with its huge bronze figures symbolising the Bolshevik conquest of power and the building of the Soviet State.
  • Mayakovskaya (Green line): This station is named after the poet and playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky – the vaulted ceiling has 33 mosaic panels and was designed by famous Russian artist Alexander Deyneka.
  • Kievskaya (Brown Line): This station commemorates the Ukrainian people’s great accomplishment in achieving membership of the Soviet Union. It is worth remembering, while admiring the paintings of joyous peasants’ faces, that 5 million Ukrainian people died in 1932-1934 of a famine induced by Stalin.
  • Park Kultury (Red Line): The original terminus of the metro. The interior walls feature 1930s-style sculptures playing all kinds of sports.

Tsaritsyno With a history dating back to the late 16th century, this estate was known as Bogorodskoye when it was owned by a sister of Tsar Boris Godunov. In 1775 empress Catherine the Great bought it and ordered a new palace built. Disagreements over the design and construction ensued, and she never actually lived in the palace.

The palace was completely renovated in 2007, and the park is now a well-maintained and popular attraction. It is one of few parks in Moscow in which you can find open spaces and a quiet wooded corner to walk (although on holidays this park is as crowded as Disneyland). You can enter the park on one side coming from Tsaritsyno metro station, and then head home from Domodedovskaya, which is near the rear entrance to the park. Admission to the park is free, but there is a small fee to tour the palace exhibits.

  • Closest metro: Tsaritsyno or Domodedovskaya
  • Getting there: Exit Tsaritsyno station (to the front, in the direction of the train), and head out towards the left. Cross the rail tracks and continue straight. You will pass under 2 bridges. At the end of the road, you will see the park ahead of you to the left. It’s about a 7-10 min walk to the palace.

Kolomenskoye This UNESCO-listed former Royal Estate on the banks of the Moscow River was the childhood home of Peter the Great. The museum-estate includes the Church of the Ascension, built in the 16th Century to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible, which superseded Byzantine-style with its wooden conical tower and proved to be a milestone in history of Russian ecclesiastical architecture.

It is at its best in the summer, when guides in national costume take visitors on guided tours, and you can enjoy horse-riding or sailing in wooden boats of ancient design along the river, accompanied by a folk-music ensemble. Throughout the year you can visit the store-rooms of the museum and taste “sbityen”, a hot potable made with water, honey, vodka or brandy, and flavored with lemon, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns. Entrance to the park and museum is free but there are individual fees for each exhibition ($2-$10 per exhibition).

  • http://www.museum.ru/
  • Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:00 – 17:00
  • Closest metro: Kolomenskoe
  • Getting there: Exit Kolomenskoe station (to the front, in the direction of the train), and head out towards the left in the underpass. Turn right to leave the station. Go straight to reach an entrance, about 300 meters from the metro exit.

Moscow Zoo The Moscow Zoo welcomes over 1,25 million visitors a year to its 21,000 sq meters of animal exhibits, on a 21.5 hectare site in central Moscow. One of the biggest zoos in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe, Moscow Zoo now hosts over 5,000 animals from nearly 1,000 breeds. It is an increasingly respected conservation institution, but the main emphasis is on children’s education and entertainment – it’s more about giving the city’s children a chance to see and touch farm animals than about big cats in small cages. It can get very crowded on weekends.

  • http://www.zoo.ru/
  • Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 1
  • Closest metro: Barrikadnaya
  • +7 (495) 255-6034, 252-3620

Gorky Park This large amusement park on the banks of the Moscow River features a Ferris Wheel, Buran Space Shuttle simulator, a children’s carousel, and many other attractions. It is surrounded by cafes and restaurants. Pleasant riverside walks and outdoor concerts in the summer, and ice skating on the pond in the winter, provide entertainment all year long. The Moscow Times newspaper has a program of events scheduled for the park.

  • Opening hours: Mon-Sun 11:00 – 21:00
  • 9 Krymsky Val
  • Closest metro: Oktyaberskaya or Park Kultury (cross the brigde)
  • +7 (495)237 0707

Dolphinarium The Dolphinarium, located in the suburbs north of Moscow, generally holds four shows a day (12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00). Tickets cost 200 – 350 RUR weekdays and 250 -400 RUR on weekends and holidays.

  • http://www.delfinary.ru/
  • Mironovskaya Ul 27
  • +7 (499) 369-79-66
  • Getting there: Take the metro to Semonovskaya or Partizanskaya; and then take trolley or marshrutka number 22. OR, take the metro to Cherkizovskaya; and then marshrutka number 452.

Peredelkino Construction of this unique “Writers Village” began in 1934, on Stalin’s decree. It is famous as the retirement home of Boris Pasternak, the author of Dr. Zhivago. The family dacha, built by Pasternak’s father in 1937, is now a museum in the author’s honor and his grave is in the village cemetery.

The village also has museums dedicated to Russia’s most popular children’s poet Korney Chukovsky; and Russia’s first blues-poet-singer group, Bulat Okudzhava. It also features the Transfiguration Church and the summer residence of the late Russian Patriarch Alexei II.

The Patriarchy Dom Tour ( http://russiatravel-pdtours.netfirms.com/ ) is a great way to visit the settlement, where many artists continue to live and paint.

Peredelkino was built 25 kms southwest of Moscow, in the forested areas on the river Setun and its tributary, the river Peredelka.

  • http://www.peredelkino-land.ru/
  • Getting there: Peredelkino is 40 min from the Kremlin by car. You can take either the Minskoe or the Borovskoe highway.

Star City This military research and training facility is located 32 km northeast of Moscow. Cosmonauts (Astronauts) have lived and trained at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre since the 1960s.

The only way to visit Star City is on an organized tour, for example through Patriarshy Dom Tours:  http://russiatravel-pdtours.netfirms.com/

Sergeyev Posad This small city is one of a dozen known as “The Golden Ring”. These ancient towns, which played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory of the most important and significant events in Russian history. They are now open-air museums, featuring unique monuments of Russian architecture of the 12th-18th centuries, including kremlins, monasteries, cathedrals, and churches. These towns are among the most picturesque in Russia and prominently feature Russia’s famous onion domes.

Sergeyev Posad is the most readily accessible. It is the site of the The Holy Trinity Monastery, founded in 1345 by St. Sergius of Radonezh, a highly revered monk and patron saint of Russia. The cathedral was built by Serbian monks who had sought refuge in the monastery after the Battle of Kosovo. It is decorated with frescoes by the greatest icon painters of medieval Russia.

  • Getting there: Take a train from Yaroslavl Station. (See Transport > Trains). Trains run to Sergeyev Posad about every half-hour. The journey takes an hour.

Weekend Away

St Petersburg There are enough three-day weekends throughout the year to take a trip to St. Petersburg. The grandeur of the Imperial capital is not to be missed! Take a Thursday or Friday night express sleeper train, and the Sunday night sleeper train to be back in time for work on Monday.

Admire the architecture while walking along or taking a boat trip on the canals; visit the Hermitage Museum (closed Mondays) on the banks of the Neva; or take a tour to follow in the steps of Alexander Pushkin, the 19th-century literary figure hailed as the country’s greatest poet. In the summer, take a half-day trip out to Peterhof (Petrodvorets) and enjoy the sparkling fountains by the Gulf of Finland.

  • http://www.saint-petersburg.com/
  • Getting there: Take a train from Leningradsky Station. (See Transport > Trains)

Zavidovo The country estate of Zavidovo, north of Moscow, offers rental of classic Russian dachas or modern hotel rooms. It offers sports facilities for year-round entertainment, from snowmobiling to water-skiing. The complex is set in a forest at the juncture of the Shola and Volga rivers, where the water is so wide that it feels like you’re at the beach. This is a great place to forget about the stress of city life, with lots of activities for adults and children of all ages.

  • http://zavidovo.ru/eng
  • +7 (495) 203 10 33 (Moscow office)
  • Getting there: Drive north on the M10 highway for 117 km, turn right at the Zavidovo sign, and then drive another 7 km to the gated entrance.

Useful links

  • http://www.101.ru A popular online Russian radio station.
  • http://www.masterRussian.com Site where you can master Russian grammar, learn new vocabulary and practice speaking and reading Russian.
  • http://www.translit.ru A transliteration site – type in Roman letters and they are automatically converted to Cyrillic.

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