With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up all that Kostroma, 50 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here should be Fire Tower, Ivan Susanin Monument and Kostroma Regional Planetarium. Locals are also likely to point you toward Suzdal, 55 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Suzdal Kremlin. (But we’d also highly recommend Saint Antipius and Saint Lazarus Churches and Monastery of Saint Euthymius.)