Attractions and entertainment in Arzamas

Almost all the sights of Arzamas are concentrated within the historical center of the city, which is located near the bus station and Cathedral Square. To get around them all will not be difficult on foot, at the same time during the walk you will be able to see the architecture of the old districts and streets of the city.

But do not think that there is nothing to see here except temples and architecture. In Arzamas there is a unique Museum of the Patriarchate, the Literary Museum of the writer Arkady Gaidar, two museums of M. Gorky. And be sure to check out the local history and Art Museum. Nearby in the village of Peshelan there is a very interesting Museum of mining, located in a real gypsum mine, and there is also a petting zoo "safari".

As for entertainment, unfortunately, this sphere is very poorly developed in Arzamas. There are traditional Entertainments inherent in any small provincial town: there are nightclubs, bars, baths and saunas, a park of culture and Recreation. Gaidar with attractions. But there is nothing aimed specifically at tourists. There is not even a walking street with cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops and the like, where you could walk in the evening to a tourist. Children can only be taken to the park. Gaidara, where you can ride on simple attractions, and swim on a water bike on the lake.

The best option to get acquainted with the sights of Arzamas are organized sightseeing tours. Unfortunately, we did not find any offers of sightseeing tours directly in Arzamas, and all sightseeing tours start only from Nizhny Novgorod. You can buy them at travel agencies on the streets of Nizhny Novgorod, or you can book excursions online on these trusted sites:

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Sights of Arzamas on the map

And here is a list and description of all the sights of Arzamas with an indication of their opening hours, cost and how to get to them:

Cathedral Square

This is the main square of Arzamas, the heart of the city and its iconic landmark. Although it would be more correct to say that this is the place where most of the attractions are concentrated, because it is here that all the main temples of the city are located: the Ecumenical Cathedral, The Cathedral of the resurrection of Christ, the Church of the icon of the mother of God, the Nicholas convent and many more churches and temples that are City celebrations and festivals are also held here. Most often, most guests of the city are limited to viewing the Square and its attractions, and continue their journey. On the square you can move completely freely and inspect everything you want. What is convenient, you can park your car on the Square, and from here you can start a walking tour of all the sights of Arzamas. Learn more about Sobornaya Square here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: round the clock, temples are open in the daytime.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free of charge, donations at Temple entrances are welcome.

🚶 How to get there: the Square is located in the city center, 5 minutes walk from the bus station (Cathedral Square on the map).

Temples and monasteries in Arzamas

Arzamas is called the city of 33 churches and 4 monasteries, since there were so many Orthodox buildings here at the beginning of the XIX century. Now there are also a lot of them, and many of them are unique and with their own history. So, in the center is the St. Nicholas monastery, founded by Ivan the terrible himself in 1580. And the main decoration of the city is the majestic Resurrection Cathedral of 1814 in honor of the victory of Russia in the war with Napoleon.

We recommend visiting the churches of Arzamas from the Cathedral Square, which offers the best view of most of the city's churches and monasteries. All temples and monasteries of Arzamas are open to tourists during the day. Do not forget that at the entrance men should remove the headdress, and women, on the contrary, cover their heads. You can not go inside in provocative clothes: with open shoulders, in shorts or short skirts. Photographing inside is generally prohibited, but you can ask permission to take a few pictures from the attendants. Learn more about the temples of Arzamas here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: inspection of temples outside at any time, entering inside in the daytime.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free, donations are welcome.

🚶 How to get there: most of the churches in Arzamas are concentrated on the Cathedral Square and within walking distance from it (Cathedral Square on the map).

Old districts and streets of the city

While walking around Arzamas, pay attention to a large number of old buildings and houses made in traditional Russian architecture. Among them there are both recognized historical monuments and just old houses of local residents who carefully preserve architectural traditions. You can find, including, relatively modern houses, decorated with elements of traditional decor.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: the old districts and streets are located in the historical center of the city within walking distance from the bus station and Cathedral Square.

Gostiny Ryad shopping street

This street is considered the most interesting among the historical streets of the city. The architecture of the past centuries has really been preserved here and sometimes it seems that one has only to change the signs, and you will find yourself in the 19th century. It can even be said that this is a tourist street, since it is one of the few places in Arzamas where tourists will be interested in walking.

But do not expect too much from the living room row. This street is not pedestrian, there is no abundance of cafes and restaurants, and an assortment of shops behind the old facades sells industrial goods and consumer goods. In addition, it is not very convenient to walk along it: the sidewalks are broken, and the road is filled with cars.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: the street is located in the city center next to the bus station (Gostiny Ryad Street on the map).

Arzamas Museum of history and art

This small museum tells about the history of the city and the district, and, in our opinion, is a must-visit. The collection includes more than thirty thousand exhibits on the following topics: archeology, collection of fabrics, porcelain, numismatics, old printed books, products of Arzamas Masters, painting, graphics. Of course, not all the exhibits are exposed for review, but the four sections of the museum on two floors quite fully tell about the life of the city from the time of its formation to the modern period, as well as about the features of Arzamas, including the famous "Arzamas goose". In addition to the permanent exhibition, there are master classes on making a twisted doll, a goose in the origami technique, greeting cards, felt boots, a scarf in the technique of "printed fabric", paintings in the technique of wool watercolor. Learn more about the Arzamas Museum of history and art here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: the main exhibition is from 9:00 to 17:00, Wednesday is a day off, the last Tuesday of the month is a sanitary day. Exhibition hall from 9:00 to 19:00, Monday-day off.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-50 rubles / children-30 rubles / excursion service-20 rubles per person.

🚶 How to get there: the main hall of the museum is located in the city center at 9 Sobornaya Square (Museum on the map), you can get from the bus station on foot in 5 minutes. The exhibition hall is located at 53A Karl Marx Street (exhibition hall on the map), and it can be reached by buses No. 3, 4, 10, 10A, 14 or on foot in 20-30 minutes.

Museum Of The Russian Patriarchate

This is a unique museum that appeared with the cooperation of the church and the state. The exposition is located in the former building of the city hall (magistrate), the only one preserved in Russia in its original form, and this already deserves the attention of tourists. As for the museum's exposition, it is dedicated to the life and work of Patriarchs of Moscow and all Russia Nikon and Sergius, as well as patriarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church of the XX – beginning of the XXI centuries: Alexy I, Pimen, Alexy II and Kirill. The museum's collection is not very large, but occupies two floors of the building. Here are the personal belongings of the Patriarchs, photographs, household items, a description of their life history. There is a separate section devoted to the history of the city hall.

Unfortunately, due to the specificity of the museum, it is not very suitable for an independent tourist visit without a guide.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: Tuesday-Friday-from 10.00 to 17.00, Saturday and Sunday - from 10.00 to 19.0, Monday-day off.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 30 rubles / photography-100.

🚶 How to get there: the museum is located in the historical center of the city, 1A Sobornaya Square (Museum on the map).

Merchant Budylin's twin houses

Two ancient twin houses are located next to the Cathedral Square and are an architectural landmark and heritage monument. Two of these completely identical houses were built by merchant Ivan Vasilyevich Podsosov in the early XIX century for his sons, and their current name of the name "merchant Budylin" was presumably named after their last owner. What is remarkable is that although the houses look like stone, they are actually built of wood, only the facade imitates stone. Unfortunately, they are in a deplorable state, you can inspect only from the outside. Read more about Merchant Budylin's twin houses here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: the houses are located in the city center next to Sobornaya Square on Sobornaya Square 3 and 4 within walking distance from the bus station (Merchant Budylin's twin houses on the map).

Monument to the tragedy of 88

On June 4, 1988, a great tragedy occurred near the Arzamas railway station. During the movement of freight train No. 3115 on the railway, three cars with explosives exploded. As a result of the explosion of 120 tons of various explosives intended for mining, 91 people were killed, including 17 children, about 1,500 people were injured, 151 houses were destroyed. A chapel was built at the site of the explosion and a memorial was erected. Learn more about the monument to the tragedy of 88 here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: the monument is located at the intersection of Zhilkoop Street and Stationnaya Street, (monument on the map. Nearby is the railway station Arzamas-1, and it can be reached by train from Nizhny Novgorod. From the center of Arzamas, you can take buses No. 1 and No. 11, or walk 3.5 kilometers.

Museum of mining and caving in Peshelan village

This unique museum operates at the gypsum factory of the village of Peshelan, 120 kilometers from the center of Nizhny Novgorod. Nowhere else in Russia can you visit a real gypsum mine (the museum is located in its inactive branch - a cave at a depth of 70 meters underground), get acquainted with the basics of mining, see with your own eyes how gypsum and other minerals are mined underground.

It will be interesting for every tourist to visit this museum, because it is really unique and very interesting, just breathtaking. But, unfortunately, according to safety requirements, you can visit this museum only as part of a group tour, besides children under 14 years old are not allowed there (they can be left for a while in the contact zoo). You can not just choose the time and go to the museum, you must first agree on the date and time of the tour to form a group of 10 people. The tour takes about an hour. Learn more about the museum in Peshelan here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: excursions are held daily from 8:00 to 17:00, the time of the excursion must be agreed in advance by calling 8(83147) 55-2-81, 8-910-795-65-38.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adult-1200 rubles / children (14-16 years) - 1000 / photography-100 / video-120. The tour is conducted when recruiting a group of 5 people. If 5 people are not recruited, then it is proposed to pay the cost of five full tickets - 6000 rubles.

🚶 How to get there: the museum is located in the village of Peshelan/Bebyaevo, 120 kilometers from Nizhny Novgorod and only 10 kilometers from the city of Arzamas (Museum on the map. Buses No. 125, 124, 119 depart from the Central Bus Station of Arzamas approximately every hour according to the schedule. Upon arrival in the village of Peshelan or Bebyaevo from the stop to the museum will have to go another 2-3 kilometers on foot.

Gaidar Literary Museum

The museum is dedicated to the life and work not only of the famous children's writer of the Soviet era A. P. Gaidar, the author of the story "Timur and his team" and others, but also to the history of his family, including the famous descendants of Timur Arkadyevich and Yegor Timurovich. The writer's family lived in Arzamas from 1912 to 1918, when the writer, who then bore the real name Golikov, was still very young. The museum consists of two floors, the lower one is dedicated to Gaidar. The exhibition presents personal belongings of the writer and his family, manuscripts, photographs, documents. On the second floor there are author's exhibitions of local artists.

This is not to say that you should definitely go to this museum specifically, but if you find yourself nearby, it is quite possible to look, especially since the museum is looked after by very enthusiastic and friendly people.

Practical Information

🌐 Website: museumgaydaravarzamas. RF

🕐 Working hours: 09:00-17:00, Monday-closed. It is recommended to coordinate a visit with excursion support in advance by Phone: 8 83147 9-46-54.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-100 rubles / children-60 / excursion ticket-130 rubles.

🚶 How to get there: the museum is a 10-minute walk from the bus station, Gorky STR., 18A (Museum on the map)

Memorial and household House-Museum of A. P. Gaidar

Next to the Gaidar literary museum there is also a house museum, in which from 1921 to 1918 the writer's family rented an outhouse.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: 09:00-17:00, Monday-closed. It is recommended to coordinate a visit with excursion support in advance by Phone 8 83147 9-44-31.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-80 rubles / schoolchildren – 60 / excursion service-350 rubles per group.

🚶 How to get there: located 10 minutes walk from the bus station, Gorky STR., 18 (Museum on the map)

A. M. Gorky Memorial Museum

This is the House-Museum in which in 1902 the writer lived during his exile in Arzamas under the supervision of the police. Gorky spent a little less than five months with his family here, but it was at this time that the famous phrase "Man is great! That sounds proud!" The exposition is simple and basically represents a recreated situation of the House of that time, and the writer's workplace. It is recommended to visit with an excursion escort.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: 09:00-17:00, Monday-closed. It is recommended to coordinate a visit with excursion support in advance by Phone 8 83147 9-46-44.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults-80 rubles / schoolchildren – 60 / excursion service-350 rubles per group. Tickets must be purchased at The Ticket Office of the Gaidar Museum on Gorky Street, 18A.

🚶 How to get there: located 10 minutes walk from the bus station, Karl Marx Street, 17 (Museum on the map)

Water tower

It is a historical landmark of Arzamas and one of the famous architectural symbols of the city, a cultural heritage site of regional heritage. Nearby there is a board of honor for residents of the city and the entrance to the Gaidar park of culture and Recreation. It is impossible to get into the tower, the inspection is only from the outside, and therefore we would not recommend visiting it specifically as a separate attraction without fail. But if you are nearby or decide to go to the Gaidar park of culture and recreation, then pay attention to this historical building and take some beautiful photos. Learn more about the water tower here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: located on Kalinin Street at the entrance to the Gaidar park of culture and Recreation (Water tower on the map). It is two kilometers from the center, so you can walk here, along the way visiting one of the Gaidar museums or the Gorky Museum.

Eiffel Tower and miniature Park

You can see the famous structure of the Eiffel Tower in Arzamas. This unusual landmark is a very accurate 40-fold reduced copy of the original French Eiffel Tower, Made in 2012 by students of the commercial and Technical College of Arzamas and students of the circle "artistic welding". Later, other smaller replicas appeared next to the tower, which now form a small park of metal miniatures: Tower Bridge from London, a copy of the idol (idol) from Easter Island and a red telephone booth from the streets of London. Learn more about the Eiffel Tower and miniature Park in Arzamas

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: the tower is located on the territory of the Technical School, 9 May STR., 6 (tower and miniature Park on the map. From the center (from the bus station) you can get here by city buses No. 2 and 3. theoretically, you can walk from the center and on foot, but you will have to walk more than three kilometers from the bus station. See also How to get to Arzamas and transport here.

Victory Park

Victory Park is a small square with a bust of Commander Zhukov, a memorial plaque with the names of the inhabitants of Arzamas who died in the Second World War and a couple of samples of large military equipment. It is unlikely that this park will be interesting to a wide range of tourists, but it is simply impossible not to mention this iconic place in the city. Children can watch and climb on the military jet and armored personnel carrier displayed here.

Practical Information

🕐 Working hours: around the clock.

💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: free.

🚶 How to get there: Victory Park is located on Karl Marx Street, one kilometer from Sobornaya Square (Victory Park on the map), you can get there on foot.

🕒 19 April, 2026