Places worth the detour in Nizhny Novgorod
39 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, across 6 kinds of detour; churches, temples & shrines are the largest group (15). Best known: Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. 36 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 39, ranked 39
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Ruins & the uncanny · 16th century · Notable
Fortified complex in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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3.Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Nizhny Novgorod
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Orthodox Cathedral
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4.Minin and Pozharsky Square
Built landmarks · 17th century · Hidden gem
Main square of Nizhny Novgorod
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6.Church of St. John the Baptist (Nizhny Novgorod)
Sacred sites · 17th century · Hidden gem
Church in Russia
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7.Transfiguration Cathedral
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod Fair
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9.Chkalov Stairs
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Staircase, a landmark of Nizhny Novgorod
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10.Great Mosque (Nizhny Novgorod)
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Mosque in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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11.Nizhny Novgorod Cableway
Fun & leisure · 21st century · Hidden gem
Gondola lift across the Volga River in Russia
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12.Pechersky Ascension Monastery
Sacred sites · 14th century · Hidden gem
Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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13.Annunciation Monastery
Sacred sites · 13th century · Hidden gem
Russian Orthodox monastery in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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15.Our Lady of the Joy of All Who Sorrow church
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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16.Church of All Saints (Nizhny Novgorod)
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
Church in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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17.Holy Trinity Orthodox church in Nizhny Novgorod (Vysokovo)
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Temple, Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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18.Obelisk to Minin and Pozharsky
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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19.Monument to Minin and Pozharsky
Built landmarks · 21st century · Hidden gem
The small copy of the Moscow monument in Nizhny Novgorod
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20.Monument to Valery Chkalov
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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21.Nizhny Novgorod Radio Laboratory
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Laboratory, historic site, historic building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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23.Zachatskaya Tower of Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Tower of Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
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24.Monument to Maxim Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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25.Bugrov Homeless Shelter
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Tourist attraction, historic site, historic building in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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27.Russian Museum of Photography
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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29.Catholic Assumption Church, Nizhny Novgorod
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Temple in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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30.Monument to Peter I, Nizhny Novgorod
Built landmarks · 21st century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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31.Monument to the heroes and victims of 1905 Russian Revolution
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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32.Monument to the heroes of the Volga military flotilla
Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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33.Nizhny Novgorod Planetarium
Fun & leisure · 21st century · Hidden gem
Planetarium in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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36.Dmitrievskaya Tower
Museums & culture · 16th century · Hidden gem
Tower of Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, unofficial symbol of Nizhny Novgorod
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37.Pushkin State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Opera house in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
