With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Klin, 35 miles away, has to offer. Tchaikovsky House Museum, Arkady Gaidar House Museum and Klin Podvorye, Christmas Tree Ornament Exhibit alone justify the drive. Don’t skip Sergiyev Posad either! Just 40 miles away, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit are essential stops here.