Interesting places in Vologda - the ensemble of Vladimir churches, the Red Bridge, the Puzan-Puzyrevsky house and other objects - will be met by tourists during a walking or bus tour.
Unusual sights of Vologda
- Art object "Door to …": represents a monument in the form of a wrought-iron door at the intersection of Mayakovsky and Leningradskaya streets. The door is decorated with the sun, the Vologda Kremlin and goldfish, and it is placed on the base in the form of a city map. They say that this door leads to happiness, so before entering, many rub the sun in the center of this art object and knock on the door three times with a hammer handle.
- “Mill of desires”: everyone will be able to make a wish and “look” into their future by twisting the wings of the mill (the inscriptions “love”, “happiness”, “friendship” and “dream” are recorded on them) in the Kremlin square.
- Bench “Let's sit and have a drink”: it is dedicated to the Vologda dialect, and those who sit on it will be able to admire the alley of Kremlin Square and the bank of the Vologda River, and take unique photographs.
What interesting places to visit in Vologda?
According to travelers' reviews, guests of Vologda should visit the Museum “The World of Forgotten Things” (here they will be able to see the reconstructed interiors of the study, living room, dining room and nursery of the 19th and early 20th centuries, admire relics from family collections and archives, visit the exhibition “History of the Vologda portrait of the 18th century. 19 centuries”and attend musical and literary evenings), the Lace Museum (on the second floor of the museum, guests will see at least 700 exhibits, and on the ground floor they have an information terminal, a museum cafe and a salon shop where you can get memorable souvenirs) and the House-Museum of Peter the Great (a “mirror” with decrees of Peter I, his clothes, a death mask, Dutch chairs with the date “1704” and 100 more exhibits are on display for sightseers).
You should definitely pay attention to the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral (its chimes are the main clock of the city), from the observation deck of which a beautiful panorama of Vologda and the surrounding area will open in front of everyone. In addition, those who climb the bell tower will be able to see Russian, Dutch and German bells of the 17-19th centuries.
Park of Labor Veterans is a place where it will be interesting to go with the whole family for the sake of green landscapes, Glades of accordion players (veterans on weekends will be able to attend a brass band concert), Baba Yaga's Compound (on weekends, children are invited to theatrical performances, as well as feed animals and take photographs from the hut of Baba-Yaga), a bow-crossbow shooting gallery, 8 mobile and 13 stationary attractions. As for winter entertainment in the park, guests can go skiing, ice skating, Santa Claus's sleigh train.
