Cities
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Map of Penza Oblast
- 1 Penza — the large industrial capital city is pleasantly green; be sure to visit the fairytale-like, wooden Museum of Russian folk art
- Kuznetsk — the second largest city in the region with a few churches worth seeking out only if you happen to be here
- Nikolsk — glass works nuts will want to visit its Museum of Crystal Glass; its glass plant produced fineries for the Tsar of Russia and the Persian Shahs for over 200 years
- Serdobsk — a large town with some of the region's more attractive 19th century architecture, including the Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
- Zarechny — a small city, built in the 1950s, not a tourist destination by any stretch of the imagination
Other destinations
[edit]- The somewhat underwhelming ruins of Mukhsha, a medieval city of the Golden Horde
- Tarkhani Estate-museum — the childhood home of Lermontov
- The estate-museum of V.G. Belinsky
- Troitsa-Skanov Monastery and cave complex
Understand
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[edit]Penza is the first major stop in Russia on the South Ural route of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which starts in Kharkiv. Daily overnight trains from Moscow take 13 hours and arrive around 09:00.
Penza's modest airport services flights to/from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Saratov.
Get around
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[edit]- Hunting, fishing (including wolf hunts!)
Eat
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[edit]Go next
[edit]The next major stop to the east on the South Ural route of the Trans-Siberian Railway is Samara.