Cities worth going underground: metro as a tourist attraction

The first subway appeared in London in 1863. Over time, convenient and fast underground transport has spread widely throughout the world. For many, the metro is often associated with rats, garbage, dirt. Few people consider subway stations as amazing architectural ensembles and works of art. However, in some cities around the world, the metro has gone against the rules and provides excellent examples of high service and unique architecture.

Positive reviews about the Hong Kong subway can be heard from any traveler who has visited it at least once. Comfortable, unusually clean and inexpensive underground transport connects even the most remote points of the metropolis. Each station has free WI-FI, facilities for people with disabilities are provided. Bank branches, shops, eateries function at almost all stops. Trains here do not have a clear timetable - they leave and come every few minutes.

The London underground became the first in the world. More than 150 years later, little has changed at the stations. The authorities are trying to preserve history for future generations. The only thing is that modern trains with all conveniences and the Internet are used today. This is the cheapest transportation in London. And although locals often resent the metro, more than 1 billion passengers use its services every year.

The Moscow metro is one of the city's main attractions, known far beyond the borders of Russia. The metropolitan subway became the first in the post-Soviet space. The Moscow Metro can deservedly be called a real museum. Some stations are priceless works of art. Their rooms are reminiscent of palace lobbies. Unique sculptures and reliefs, whole architectural compositions are the creations of the most famous artists of Russia. Many stations boast unusual paintings, mosaics, and stained glass windows. The special pride of the Moscow metro is the People's Museum of History, organized in one of the halls of the Sportivnaya station.

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