With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore all that Serpukhov, 20 miles away, has to offer. Serpukhov Music and Drama Theatre, Vysotsky Monastery and Church of All Saints alone justify the drive. Locals will also probably point you toward Kolomna, 50 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s Monument to L Type Steam Locomotive. (But we’d also recommend Staro Golutvin Monastery and Kolomna Kremlin.)