With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore everything that Taganrog, 30 miles away, has to offer. Chekhov House Museum, Taganrog Museum of Local Lore and Chekhov Literature Museum alone justify the drive out here. Don’t skip Novocherkassk either! Just 30 miles away, Don Theatre of Drama and Comedy V.F. Komissarzhevskaya, Novocherkassk Museum of the History of Don Cossacks and Ascension Cathedral are essential stops here.