You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Museum of the Defense and Siege of Leningrad, Faberge Museum or Russian State Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic. While you're exploring, swing by Tauride Palace, Smolny Cathedral and Bolshoi Saint Petersburg State Circus to learn a bit about the area. You can check out the local talent at Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall, Alexandrinsky Theatre and Mariinsky Theatre.