{"id":2406,"date":"2015-07-24T08:19:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=2406"},"modified":"2019-08-27T05:39:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T12:39:44","slug":"saint-petersburg-mysterious-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/saint-petersburg-mysterious-places","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious places in St Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Non-Touristy and mysterious places in St Petersburg<\/h2>\n<p>Follow us to the most fun things to do in Saint Petersburg &#8211; mysterious places!\u00a0The most adventurous <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/saint-petersburg\/tours\">St Petersburg city tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Every city has some unusual magical places illuminating energy. So, if you make a wish in such place it\u2019s bound to come true. Saint Petersburg is not an exception.<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1070\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGC_fAkApY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>The city celebrated its 313 anniversary a couple of months ago, and has collected a huge number of mysterious legends about different places and buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Many people are afraid of narrow and dark streets with unexpected turns and dead ends,\u00a0legendary palaces and wells with the ghosts, creepy parks. St. Petersburg is rich in mystical places &#8211; \u00a0visit them to refute or confirm the legends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2416\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2416\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2416 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Saint-Petersburg-Tours-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg night tour with all the highlights\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Saint-Petersburg-Tours-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Saint-Petersburg-Tours-3.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Petersburg at night. Photo by Calipso<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Mysterious places of Saint Petersburg<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Griffin\u2019s Tower in the Vasilyevsky Island<\/strong> with its numbers carved all around the red brick tower can enclose the code of the universe. The Tower was built by famous pharmacist William Pell. At a daytime he produced and sold medicine\u00a0and in the evening he practiced black magic. In this tower he kept griffins, the wonderful magic birds.<\/li>\n<li>The sphinxes can be found all around Saint Petersburg. One of the most famous of them can be found\u00a0on the <strong>University Embankment<\/strong>, originally from Egypt, 3500 years old. Their facial expression changes throughout the day. It\u2019s completely different in the morning and in the evening.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2408\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2408\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/artcoll.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Sights of Saint Petersburg\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Griffins of Saint Petersburg. Photo artcoll.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>All those<strong> Egyptian sphinxes<\/strong>, old mysterious courtyards and houses of famous and mysterious people of Saint Petersburg, such as a house of the <strong>Queen of Spades or Michael\u2019s Castle<\/strong>, makes this city incredibly unusual and magnetic.<\/li>\n<li>Mystical forces roam at the foot of the famous monument of <strong>The Bronze Horsema<\/strong>n\u00a0for many years. Strange energy is still\u00a0noticed by scientists even nowadays. By the way, the\u00a0monument reminds the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.<\/li>\n<li>The Karelian-Finnish epic &#8220;Kalevala&#8221; describes how the evil spirits\u00a0of\u00a0water have their Sabbaths\u00a0on the banks of rivers. And once a a poor fellow accidentally got in one of such Sabbaths. He was able to save his life only by\u00a0enchanting mermaids with his playing on kantele. One of the places where the water vermins held their Sabbaths was the site of the current <strong>Mars Field in St. Petersburg<\/strong>. Evil\u00a0aura of this place exacerbated in the XX century with the\u00a0disposal of dead Bolsheviks. Tough it&#8217;s not a typical must see site on <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/saint-petersburg\/tours\">tours to St Petersburg<\/a>, it is the place that is very symbolic for Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u00a0are not a fan of black magic\u00a0and don\u2019t want to explore scary places here are some places with light magic\u00a0in Saint Petersburg where you can make a wish \u00a0(just a few of them).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2423\" style=\"width: 961px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2423\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2423 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Beautiful-Saint-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of St Petersburg on our walking tour\" width=\"951\" height=\"634\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2424\" style=\"width: 723px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2424\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Historical-Saint-Petersburg.jpg\" alt=\"Historical buildings and landmarks of St Petersburg on our walk\" width=\"713\" height=\"476\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Historical Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>11 places in Saint-Petersburg to make a wish:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Monument to Peter 1 <\/strong>in the inner yard of Peter and Paul Fortress. Monument is made in rather specific style and the head of the sculpture is made from the imperator\u2019s death mask and all its features are perfectly true to life and look very realistic. This surely\u00a0brings the mysticism to this monument, as\u00a0it contains a part of Peter the Great himself. You should hold his finger and make a wish. They say wishes after that come true. Dream big, Peter I was no ordinary person!\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2425\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/xexe.club_1.jpg\" alt=\"Peter the Great is one of the greatest people of Russia \" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument to Peter the Great. Photo xexe.club<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bronze Horseman. <\/strong>This hilarious monument after\u00a0Peter the Great also has great magical features. Legend has it\u00a0that if newcomers want to settle in Saint-Petersburg they should stand under Peter\u2019s 1 outstretched arm and ask for blessing and permission to live in the city. Peter most certainly will bless you for your new life.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2413\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2413\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nevero.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"St Petersburg must see - Bronze Horseman\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bronze Horseman. Photo nevero.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chizhik-Pyzhik on Fontanka<\/strong>. Chizhik Pizhik is a crafty\u00a0fellow. This statue\u00a0is one of the smallest in St. Petersburg with the height of 11 cm.\u00a0If you want something badly, you need to throw the coin in such \u00a0a way that it is\u00a0left lying on the pedestal of the monument, or hit the bird&#8217;s beak.\n<div id=\"attachment_2419\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2419\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2419 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/089-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"Throwing coins for luck in St Petersburg, statue of Chizhik Pyzhik\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/089-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/089.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue of Chizhik Pyzhik<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2411\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2411 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hotelrachmaninov.ru_-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Chizhik Pyzhik - the smallest monument of St pEtersburg,\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue of Chizhik Pyzhik. Photo hotelrachmaninov.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Monument after a Hare.<\/strong> There was a legend about a hare which jumped in Peter\u2019s 1 boot during the flood and then escaped. That is why the island where Peter and Paul Fortress is situated was named Hare Island. A hare sits on a low pile where marks of floods are indicated.\u00a0To make your wish come true you should be standing on the bridge and throw a coin to the paws\u00a0of the animal.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2430\" style=\"width: 605px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2430\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/livetotravel.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Unusual monument in St Petersburg \" width=\"595\" height=\"380\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument after a hare. Photo livetotravel.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fountain \u201cRotating Ball\u00a0Waterfall\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0located\u00a0in Malaya Sadovaya Street, can show you the month when your secret wish is going to come true. If you stand with your back to the Catherine\u2019s Garden and with your face to the ball in sunny weather you can see a keyhole created by surrounding buildings\u2019 reflections. They say you should turn with your back to the fountain, make a wish and throw a coin over your shoulder. The number of a step on which the coin has fallen is the number of month when you wish will come true. Let&#8217;s pray for number 7, July is just the right time for dreams come true, right?\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2432\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2432\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMAG5378.jpg\" alt=\"Rotating Ball Waterfall 0 fun things to do in St Petersburg\" width=\"980\" height=\"586\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fountain \u201cRotating Ball Waterfall in Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fountain near the Admiralty<\/strong>. Many fountains in Saint Petersburg make wishes come true, just about all of them. But this fountain which was built among the first ones in the historic center of the city is the most powerful. People who come here always throw coins and make wishes to return back to Saint Petersburg. Whatever your wish is stand so that the building was in front of you, and a fountain behind, make a wish and throw a coin over your\u00a0head. Then move on without looking back!\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2433\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/www.marinaan.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Fountains of St Petersburg, Admiralty building\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fountain near the Admiralty. Photo marinaan.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bridge of Kisses<\/strong>. Bridges in Saint Petersburg also have magical powers\u00a0and listen to your wishes. If you kiss someone on that bridge, this person\u00a0will surely come back to you. Just married people also come to that bridge on their wedding day. They should cross the Bridge of Kisses kissing each other along all the way. Moreover, the newlyweds should start kissing on the one side of the Moyka river and stop on the another side. It guarantees a long and happy family life. You want a happy life? You&#8217;d better be good at kissing!\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2434\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2434\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/2do2go.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Potseluev Bridge in St Petersburg \" width=\"750\" height=\"473\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bridge of Kisses. Photo 2do2go.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bank Bridge. W<\/strong>hen you walk on the bridge you should ask for a wage increase or success at your work\u00a0or business. There is also a belief that rubbing the paw of one of the griffins may make you\u00a0rich. Maybe that\u2019s why they are the shiniest of all monuments in Saint Petersburg?\u00a0If you put your hand into the mouth of one of the winged creatures it will give you best chances.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2436\" style=\"width: 882px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2436\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/spbhi.ru_1.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge tour of St Petersburg\" width=\"872\" height=\"535\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bank Bridge. Photo spbhi.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Telamons on Palace Square<\/strong>. Newly\u00a0married have a belief that if they come there in the wedding day and hold the Telamons\u2019 toes, their marriage will be happy and their children will be beautiful. They also believe\u00a0that it is the Telamon which\u00a0is second from the side of the Fields of Mars that has the most powerful energy\u00a0and can make all your wishes come true with his left toe.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2438\" style=\"width: 487px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2438\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Telamons-on-Palace-Square\u044e-Photo-geolocation.ws_.jpg\" alt=\"Telamons, another fun thing to see in St Petersburg\" width=\"477\" height=\"562\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telamons on Palace Square\u044e Photo geolocation.ws<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexander Column. <\/strong>One of the most famous and mystical places in the center of the city which also makes your wished come true. You need to have a walk around the column thinking about your wish and its magical power will surely attract positive energy to make it true.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2439\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2439\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2439 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10-Must-see-places-in-Saint-Petersburg\u044e-Hermitage-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"Palace Square of St Petersburg - city's downtown\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10-Must-see-places-in-Saint-Petersburg\u044e-Hermitage-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10-Must-see-places-in-Saint-Petersburg\u044e-Hermitage.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexander Column on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lions of Vasilevsky Island. <\/strong>One more fun place is for unmarried people to make a wish about future husband or wife. They should kiss lion\u2019s nose which is situated there and make a wish to meet their one and only.\n<div id=\"attachment_2426\" style=\"width: 817px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2426\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Saint-Petersburg-Tours-201.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of lion on one of the boat in Petersburg\" width=\"807\" height=\"451\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion Statues of Saint Petersburg.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2412\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2412\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/lenatour.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Mysterious St Petersburg at night\" width=\"604\" height=\"393\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion Statues of Saint Petersburg. Photo lenatour.ru<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The city has a wonderful aura indeed, which makes people fall in love with this city once and forever.<\/p>\n<p>Come and check it yourself on our tours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Touristy and mysterious places in St Petersburg Follow us to the most fun things to do in Saint Petersburg &#8211; mysterious places!\u00a0The most adventurous St Petersburg city tour. 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