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A shrine to Viktor Tsoy, the late Soviet-era rocker who worked as caretaker of this former boilerhouse bunker with band mates from Kino. Music lovers flock here to light candles and watch a new generation thrash out their stuff. The line-up is varied and it's worth dropping by if only for a quick drink in this highly atmospheric place – find it tucked in a courtyard off the street.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby St Petersburg attractions

1. Sigmund Freud Museum of Dreams

0.34 MILES

This odd conceptual exhibition, based on abstractions and ideas, not artefacts, is an outgrowth of the Psychoanalytic Institute that houses it. The two…

2. Planetarium

0.45 MILES

A crowdpleaser with the under-12 crowd, the planetarium has shows that explore the wonders of outer space.

3. Artillery Museum

0.45 MILES

Housed in the fort’s original arsenal, across the moat from the Peter & Paul Fortress, this fire-powered museum chronicles Russia’s military history, with…

4. Trubetskoy Bastion

0.47 MILES

Evocative use of the original cells for displays about the former political prisoners of Trubetskoy Bastion – who included the likes of Maxim Gorky, Leon…

5. Peter & Paul Fortress

0.49 MILES

Housing a cathedral where the Romanovs are buried, a former prison and various exhibitions, this large defensive fortress on Zayachy Island is the kernel…

6. Pushkin House

0.49 MILES

The old Customs House, topped with statues and a dome, is now home to the Institute of Russian Literature. Fondly called Pushkin House, the handsome…

7. SS Peter & Paul Cathedral

0.52 MILES

All of Russia's prerevolutionary rulers from Peter the Great onwards (except Peter II and Ivan VI) are buried inside this cathedral. The magnificent…

8. Bell Tower

0.52 MILES

The Cathedral's 122.5m-high bell tower is the second structure in St Petersburg after the television tower. At the base there is a small exhibition about…