With some terrific day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore everything that Vyborg, 50 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area beginning with Vyborg Castle, Red Square and Lenin’s House Museum. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of St. Petersburg, 55 miles away. If you only see one thing here, make sure it’s Mariinsky Theatre. (But we’re also big fans of C-189 Submarine Museum and Yusupov Palace.)