With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience everything that Cheboksary, 25 miles away, has to offer. Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev alone make the drive out here worthwhile. The locals will also likely point you in the direction of Kazan, 55 miles away. If you only see one thing here, make sure it’s Kazan Kremlin. (But we’re also huge fans of Kazan Arena and Kul Sharif Mosque.)