With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to experience everything that Uglich, 30 miles away, has to offer. See the sights beginning with Doll Museum, Church of St John Chrysostom Nativity and Museum of the History of Russian Vodka. The locals will also likely point you in the direction of Yaroslavl, 35 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Church of Elijah the Prophet. (But we’re also huge fans of Yaroslavl Zoo and Monument to Yaroslav the Wise.)