With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Suzdal, 30 miles away, has to offer. Suzdal Kremlin, Saint Antipius and Saint Lazarus Churches and Monastery of Saint Euthymius alone make the drive out worthwhile. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Vladimir, 40 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Vladimir Central Prison. (But we’re also huge fans of Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary and Golden Gates of Vladimir.)