With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to soak up all that Sergiyev Posad, 45 miles away, has to offer. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius should be toward the top of your list here. Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit are awesome attractions too. Don’t skip Tver either! Just 50 miles away, Mikhail Krug Monument, Tver City Park and Museum of Tver Life are non-negotiable stops here.