Kaliningrad: Prussian heritage, amber museums and Curonian Spit

This 14th century religious building features brick walls, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults typical of northern European religious architecture. The cathedral houses a museum and concert organ.

This fortified underground structure contains military artifacts, documents, and photographs from 1939-1945. The museum displays equipment and explains the defense system of Königsberg.

This 98-kilometer sand peninsula separates the Baltic Sea from the Curonian Lagoon. The area contains pine forests, moving sand dunes, and coastal wetlands.

Located in a 19th century tower, this museum displays amber specimens, amber processing tools, and amber jewelry. The collection includes geological and historical exhibits about Baltic amber.

The red brick city gate built in 1657 displays strong baroque architectural influence with its characteristic towers and defensive features.

This reconstructed district by the Pregolya riverbank combines restaurants, shops and exhibition spaces in buildings with traditional German architecture.

The exhibition presents marine research vessels, scientific equipment, aquariums and collections about the history of ocean exploration and navigation.

The building constructed in 1875 with columns and tall windows now serves as a venue for concerts and art exhibitions.

The 19th century gate structure displays typical features of Prussian military architecture with brick facade and decorative elements.

The red brick building was constructed in 1907 and features pointed arches, tall windows and excellent acoustics.

The garden houses over 2500 plant species, including rare native vegetation and a greenhouse with tropical specimens.

This museum occupies a fortification gate built in 1862 and displays exhibitions on Königsberg history and urban development with historical objects and documents.

The Rossgarten Gate is a preserved 19th-century city gate that was part of Königsberg's former fortifications and now serves as a restaurant.

These twelve military fortifications were built between 1820 and 1890 in a ring formation around the city and formed the Prussian defense system of Königsberg.

The most popular theatre in the city, offering a variety of performances.

Baltika Stadium is the largest sports facility in the Kaliningrad region and serves as the home ground for FC Baltika, a football club competing in the Russian second division.

This gallery presents a collection of paintings and sculptures by Russian and German artists from the 20th and 21st centuries.

This monument and its museum document the history of Soviet space exploration with original space equipment and technical exhibits.

The House of Soviets is a brutalist administrative building from the 1970s that remained unfinished due to structural problems and was erected on the foundations of the destroyed Königsberg Castle.

The Kaliningrad Zoo was opened in 1896 and houses more than 2000 animals from 300 different species across a 16-hectare area.

This bronze statue of the philosopher was erected in 1992 and stands on a granite pedestal in front of the university, surrounded by wrought iron railings.

The Sackheim Gate was built in the 19th century from red brick and served as part of the city's fortification system. This two-story structure displays the typical architecture of Prussian military construction from that era.

This 19th century fortification presents exhibitions about World War II and displays military equipment within its preserved casemates and defensive structures.