With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience everything that Kaluga, 35 miles away, has to offer. Kaluga XXI Century, Tsiolkovsky State Museum of Cosmonautics History and Tsiolkovsky Memorial House Museum alone make the drive out here worthwhile. Serpukhov is another terrific option. It’s 55 miles away and home to tons of awesome things to see and do. Serpukhov Music and Drama Theatre, Vysotsky Monastery and Church of All Saints are just the start.