You'll want to browse the collections at Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art, Anna Akhmatova Literary and Memorial Museum, and Alexander Pushkin Museum and Memorial Apartment. While you're exploring, swing by Strelka, Peter and Paul Fortress, and Palace Embankment to learn a bit about the area. You can check out the local talent at Bolshoi Saint Petersburg State Circus, Mariinsky Theatre, and Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory.