With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore all that Ivanovo, 30 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here ought to be Arcady Severny Monument, Ivanovsky Museum of Printed Cotton and Palekh Art Museum Gallery. Locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Suzdal, 50 miles away. If you only have time for 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.)