Tue, Wed, Thu, and Sat only Lenin's Mausoleum Lenin's Mausoleum, on Red Square, houses its famous corpse within a 1930s Constructivist masterpiece. Visitors include fewer die-hard Bolsheviks than tourists these days, but the whole place is a good reminder of how things used to be around here. More
Daily; not Wed Mayakovsky Museum Moscow's Mayakovsky Museum opened in January 1974, creating a new way of paying tribute to an artist's legacy. Both anarchic and accessible, the building is worth visiting even if you have never heard of the great man's works. More
Daily Nikulin Circus One of Russia's oldest, the Nikulin Circus boasts big feet, white faces and side-splitting laughter. It was named after Russia's most famous clown, Yury V Nikulin, and has hosted the best horse and other phenomenal acts from around the world. More
Lenin's Mausoleum, on Red Square, houses its famous corpse within a 1930s Constructivist masterpiece. Visitors include fewer die-hard Bolsheviks than tourists these days, but the whole place is a good reminder of how things used to be around here. 
Moscow's Mayakovsky Museum opened in January 1974, creating a new way of paying tribute to an artist's legacy. Both anarchic and accessible, the building is worth visiting even if you have never heard of the great man's works. 
One of Russia's oldest, the Nikulin Circus boasts big feet, white faces and side-splitting laughter. It was named after Russia's most famous clown, Yury V Nikulin, and has hosted the best horse and other phenomenal acts from around the world. 
