With some great 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, 25 miles away, has to offer. Vyborg Castle, Red Square and Lenin’s House Museum alone make the drive out here worthwhile. St. Petersburg is another popular destination. It’s 50 miles away and has a range of intriguing things to see and do. Mariinsky Theatre, C-189 Submarine Museum and Yusupov Palace are only the start.