With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore all that Cheboksary, 20 miles away, has to offer. See the sights beginning with Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev. Yoshkar-Ola is another popular option. It’s 60 miles away and boasts a variety of awesome things to see and do. Museum of the History of the Gulag, Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater are only the start.