The area around the Brighton Hotel is not rich in visitor attractions, although guests may be interested to explore rambling Timiryazevskiy Park, formerly the estates of the influential Counts Razumovsky in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The fine neoclassical palace at the centre of the park has long been home to an agricultural college and is closed to the public, but visitors are free to wander the many overgrown alleys and rides, and admire the ruins of numerous follies and monuments.
Also conceivably of interest to some enthusiasts and within fifteen minutes' walk of the Brighton Hotel is the Central Museum of Aviation and Cosmonautics. This rather dated museum has a wide collection of memorabilia and technology from the heyday of Soviet innovation, and also has a well-stocked model shop next door for those who wish to build their own MiG at home.
