With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy everything that Kostroma, 50 miles away, has to offer. Fire Tower, Ivan Susanin Monument and Kostroma Regional Planetarium alone make the drive out worthwhile. The locals will also likely point you in the direction of Suzdal, 50 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Suzdal Kremlin. (But we’d also highly recommend Saint Antipius and Saint Lazarus Churches and Monastery of Saint Euthymius.)