With some awesome day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up everything that Sergiyev Posad, 30 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here should be Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit. Don’t forget about Rostov either! Just 50 miles away, Rostov Kremlin, Holy Trinity Monastery Varnickiy and Cathedral of the Assumption are must-sees here.