Top things to see and do in Moscow

Pisco Sour

Going to Moscow for 10 days in August. Sounds like a lot of time but will be there for the World Athletics Championships and will be working in the media for it so my tourist time is less than it would otherwise be. It looks like an incredible city and I realise I can't see everything but from reading Lonely Planet and the UNESCO World Heritage List I have come up with 11 must see things:

1) Kremlin - UNESCO
2) Red Square - UNESCO
3) Kitay Gorod walk
4) Novodevichy Convent & Cemetery - UNESCO
5) Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
6) Old Arbat Walk
7) Kolomenskoe - UNESCO
8) Izmailova Market area
9) Banya at Sandunny Baths
10) Moscow metro
11) Trinity Monastery of St Sergei - Sergiev Posad - UNESCO

If I was to see all the above during my time there would I be covering most of the best of what Moscow offers? Or is there somewhere that I am leaving out that simply cannot be missed?

I'm not interested in museums and art gallaries. More into architecture and culture.

Being tight for time, Sergiev Posad is the only day trip I can realistically do. The other places like Suzdal are just too far away.

Black Swan

Bolshoi Theatre (Cool architecture from the early 1800's, and if you time it right, you might see a performance).

Pisco Sour

Black Swan wrote: »

Bolshoi Theatre (Cool architecture from the early 1800's, and if you time it right, you might see a performance).

Yeh I have the Bolshoi as the starting point of the Kitay Gorod walk. With the athletics being on every night it doubtful I'd get to a show, unless they do afternoon shows?

Gatica

There are a couple of museums in and around the red square - the big armoury and other smaller museums as well as St Basil's Cathedral.
You'll find one to your right as you walk onto the red square facing the Cathedral. There's usually two guys dressed in traditional guard clothes standing around there.

roman0red

En route to Moscow today - decided to check boards last minute and came across your post - thanks for tips. I've been told Gum & tsum are worth checking out also - biggest, most ostentatious shopping mall in Moscow with prices only the Russian oligarchs could pay!!�� Architecturally beautiful I believe

Will update when I get back if I come across anything nice

EG

DaveyCakes

Museum of the Great Patriotic War. (I know you said no museums.....)