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Moscow for Kids

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Like any major metropolis, Moscow was not designed with kids in mind. This particular concrete jungle features high levels of pollution, bureaucracy and depraved luxury, not family entertainment. However, with a little planning, and a lot of moving around, you can have a kid-friendly trip to Russia’s capital. Keep the young ones happy with this three-day itinerary which stops at museums, the zoo and the famous Moscow Circus!

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Day 1 - Moscow

Il Patio isn’t fancy, but it’s a good, cheap place to get loaded up on pasta and pizza. First stop is the Moscow Zoo, which has delighted young and old for a hundred years. After meeting the elephants, bears and camels, head over to the Doll Gallery – unfortunately, the kids can look, but not touch. Early dinner is at Starlite Diner, a colorful American theme restaurant with fun options for fussy eaters. Finally, before the sun goes down, catch a puppet show.

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IL Patio

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1-aya Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, 2
125047 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 251 0884

Moscow Zoo (Moskovskii Zoopark)

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Bol'shaia Gruzinskaia ulitsa, 1
123242 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 95 255 6034

Vakhtanov Doll Gallery (Kukol'naia Galereia Vakhtanov'')

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Krymskii Val, 10/14
109012 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 238 1044/ 7 495 238 9843/ 7 495 238 9634

Starlite Diner

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Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa, 16
125009 Moscow, Russia

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7 495 290 9638

Day 2 - Moscow

Day 2 starts on busy Tverskaya, Moscow’s main street full of shops, restaurants and squares. You’re eating Russian food at the family chain Elki-Polki – the folksy interior will charm little ones hesitant to try new food. Take the metro up to the VVTs, a large park with carnival rides and rollerblades to rent. There’s one giant Ferris Wheel here with a view of the city. Take in the big Moscow Circus, followed by dinner at Pancho Villa, a lively Mexican restaurant in the south of the city.

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Elki-Palki

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Neglinnaya, 8/10
107031 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 628 5525

All-Russian Exhibition Centre (Vse-rosiiskii Vystavochnyi Tsentr - VVTs)

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Мира просп
129223 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 760 3386

Izmailovo Park (Izmailovskii Park)

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Narodnyi prospekt, 17
111187 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 166 7909/ 7 495 166 8690

Pancho Villa

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Bol'shaya Yakinanka, 52
119180 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 239 7913/ 7 495 239 5413

Bolshoi Moskovskii Tsirk (Big Moscow Circus)

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Prospekt Vernadskovo, 7
117296 Moscow, Russia

Phone:

7 495 930 0300 / 7 495 939 4547

Day 3 - Moscow

The last day starts with an educational focus. Touch the dolphins at the Dolphinarium, then learn more about animals at the State Biology Museum. Ride the metro down to the far south for an afternoon at Tsaritsyno, a fantastical landscaped park where you can ride paddleboats in warm weather. After dinner at Mama Zoya, a family-style Georgian restaurant on a boat, spend the evening at Gorky Park’s carnival attractions.

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