A sprawling maze of wooden turrets and walkways housing the largest souvenir market in Moscow. If you make it through the obligatory matrioshka and amber stalls, crowded with American tourists, you are rewarded with a bewildering array of miscellany from antique busts of Lenin and Stalin to old toys and household junk. It's as popular with Russians as it is for tourists so the prices are reasonable, although if you have a foreign accent you'll have to work hard to haggle them down. The entrance fee is a mere 10 roubles.
Nearest metro: Izmailovo
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And while you are at Izmailovo, don't forget to look off to the right as you head for the flea market. You will see a path leading to a bridge over the small stream there - follow it and you will come to the remains of the Izmailovo estate, a former Romanov holding where the future Peter I learned how to handle a boat on the pond. A worthwhile detour.
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