You might get kicked out if you mention the word ‘museum’ in this place, where Kolya Vasin, the owner, sits among an astounding collection of Beatles’ memorabilia, in what is officially called the ‘Office of the John Lennon Temple.’ It’s here that Kolya has been working on his dream: to construct a temple of love, peace and music to John Lennon on the Gulf of Finland. Highlights of the museum (Sorry Kolya!) include Soviet bootleg records printed on X-ray paper and a record-cover signed by Lennon himself. [...]

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Did you ever wonder what the tsars did with their horses when they died? Well, they buried them in a little graveyard in the northern part of the Alexander Park in Pushkin. Here you can see the graves of Bashkir, Hawk and L’Ami, the horse on which Alexander I rode into Paris after Napoleon [...]

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The mysterious bashnya grifinov, sometimes known as the number tower is a truly unique sight – an 11 metre high, two metre wide brick tower covered in numbers. The tower itself is the leftover remains of the factory of the famous 19th Century pharmacist and alchemist William Pell – hence the local legend that invisible griffins nested there – griffins and alchemists make good lab partners don’t you know. The numbers were added in 1994 as part of an installation by Russian artist Alexei Kostroma and apparently giant eggs (presumably griffin) were installed in the top of the tower. They say anyone who can add up all the numbers on the tower in his head in one go will discover the secrets of the universe…get counting! [...]

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Follow in the direction of the wicked witch’s crooked finger and you’ll find all your favourite Oz characters. Dorothy and co have all been immortalised in crazy metal sculptures and seats have kindly been placed in the middle of them so you can sit and eat a sandwich whilst pondering t [...]

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