Vika's Moscow places
Walks around Moscow and short trips out of it, from Chernogolovka's Soviet mosaics to the Moscow Transport Museum and Teriberka, with fares, buses and maps.
What it is
"Vika about places in Moscow" is the TikTok of Vika, who writes in her bio that she and her husband rent a flat just outside the Moscow ring road but love walking and traveling. The main theme is where to go: routes around Moscow, museums, unusual neighborhoods and short trips out of the city for a day or two. The account has about 6,500 followers and posts several times a week; the latest video we saw went up on October 11, 2026. A Telegram channel with the same name pins a navigation post sorted by routes, places and metro stations. Everything is in Russian.
Why we picked it
It's one of those rare city blogs you can actually act on. Vika gives you what you need: which metro station to start from, which bus to take and what it costs, the address, the ticket price. For some walks she builds a route in Yandex Maps and posts the link on Telegram. One clip, for example, lists Kotelniki metro station, bus 441 and a 122-ruble fare.
The recent videos show the range. Chernogolovka, a science town outside Moscow where Soviet-era architecture and mosaics survive untouched. The Moscow Transport Museum, after which Vika admits she's now a fan of the museum as well as the transport, with the address and ticket price included. And a trip to Teriberka above the Arctic Circle, on the Barents Sea, with the honest delight of someone seeing the northern sea for the first time.
We also like the candor. Some trips are press tours, and she says so; in one clip she explains she wanted to film an exposé of press tours but everything still came out looking perfect, and then talks through what it was really like. Chatty videos about life, travel and plans add warmth.
Where to start
- Chernogolovka, the scientists' town with Soviet mosaics, a ready-made weekend idea.
- The Moscow Transport Museum, with address, price and impressions.
- Teriberka, a trip above the Arctic Circle to the Barents Sea.
- Any video with a Yandex Maps route; the links are collected on her Telegram channel.
- The press tour clip, for a look behind the scenes.
Who it's for
Muscovites who haven't seen anything new in their city for a while. Visitors who want routes beyond Red Square. Anyone looking for car-free day trips from Moscow by metro and bus. Russian learners who want practical, everyday city vocabulary.
Quick answers
Which city is it about? Mostly Moscow and the surrounding region, plus longer trips like Teriberka.
Are there ready-made routes? Yes, for some videos she builds a Yandex Maps route and shares it on Telegram.
Is there advertising? Sometimes. Some trips are press tours, and she's upfront about it.
