You'll want to browse the collections at Faberge Museum, Dostoyevsky Museum, and Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic. Sights like Anichkov Palace, Alexandrinsky Theatre, and Great Gostiny Dvor are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Bolshoi Saint Petersburg State Circus, Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall, and Leningrad Center.