Playing Card Museum
The only playing card museum in Russia — a rescue in the rain.
A small and unexpected museum next to the Grand Palace — the only one in Russia devoted to playing cards. Here cards are not about gambling but about history: from decks of different eras and countries you can see how design, printing, fashion and even politics changed. The museum is part of the Peterhof Museum-Reserve, it is compact and warm — an ideal place to wait out a St. Petersburg rain.
Tip: Opening hours and tickets — on the website of the Peterhof Museum-Reserve. Nearby is the Benois Family Museum — it is convenient to combine them.
Walks in Peterhof / Day trips
☔ A rainy day: two intimate museums
When it pours: the playing card museum and the Benois family museum, with the Upper Garden nearby. You can take a bus and stay dry.