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Parks
 Kolomenskoe - old imperial estate nestled on the steep west bank of the Moscow River , 10km southeast of the Kremlin, and surrounded by 390 hectares of ancient forestland. The estate was once the childhood home of Ivan the Terrible and a summer retreat for Tsar Mikhail Romanov, a young Peter the Great, Tsar Alexander I and Empress Catherine the Great.
The landscape park with the Linden alley dated by I . in the centre of Kolomenskoye is a lovely piece of garden architecture; and the alley of ancient oaks situated not far from "Sytny Dvor" (The place where the provisions were stored and dishes for the tsar's family were cooked) is the pride and joy of the museum. Those ancient trees are as old as 400 to 600 years of age; they are the oldest in Moscow area.
Address: Prospect Y. V. Andropova 39, Moscow 115487
Tel: (095) 112 5217 (Manager)
(095) 115 0053 (Excursions)
(095) 115 2309 (Guided Tours )
Metro: Kolomenskaya or by boat
Open: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
 Kuskovo Estate - 18th century Muscovite country residence, built by the Russian General and hero of the Battle of Poltava, Boris Sheremetev, who was awarded the land and the local village in 1715 by Peter the Great. Features a wedding cake-like main Palace, constructed entirely from wood, and formal French gardens that prompted the estate's nickname the Moscow Versailles.
Address: Ulitsa Yunosti 2, Moscow 115487
Tel: (095) 370 0160 (Excursions)
Metro: Ryazansky Prospekt + Bus 133 or 208 six stops to the estate's main entrance
Open: Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
 Ostankino Estate - pink and white Neoclassical palace surrounded by extensive grounds and once one of the many Moscow residences of the Sheremetev family, one of the wealthiest and most powerful noble families in Russia during the 18th century. Irrevocably linked to the scandalous marriage of Count Nikolai Sheremetev to one of the serf girls from his Kuskovo Estate.
Address: Pervaya Ostankinskaya Ulitsa 5a, Moscow
Tel: 095) 283 4645 (Ticket Office)
Metro: VDNKh then tram no. 11 or bus no. 9
Open: May - September, Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
 Tsarytsino - the 18th century site of Catherine the Great's planned "Empress's village" and an intriguing example of a grandiose Imperial summer residence that was never completed and never lived in.
Address: Dolskaya Ulitsa 1, MoscowTel: (095) 321 0743 (Information)
Metro: Orekhovo / Tsaritsino. Open: Wednesday - Friday 11am-5pm , Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm
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