With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience everything that Ryazan, 50 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here ought to be Church of the Transfiguration on Yar, Monument to Evpatiy Kolovrat and Ryazan Kremlin. Locals are also likely to point you toward Chekhov, 55 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, let it be Museum in Memory of 1941-1945. (But we’d also recommend Lopasnya Zachatyevskoye Manor House and Museum and Chekhov Town Theater.)