With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Kaluga, 17 miles away, has to offer. See the best sights beginning with Kaluga XXI Century, Tsiolkovsky State Museum of Cosmonautics History and Tsiolkovsky Memorial House Museum. Situated 50 miles away, Tula is another popular destination. If you swing by, be sure to check out Tula Kremlin, Tula Museum of Samovars and Yasnaya Polyana Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy.