If you’re looking for a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of suggestions. Sitting 30 miles away, Yessentuki is worth hopping in the car for. Concert Hall Chaliapin, Yessentuki City History Museum and Park Pobedy alone justify the drive out here. The locals are also likely to point you toward Pyatigorsk, 35 miles away. If you only see one thing here, make sure it’s Lermontov State Museum. (But we’d also highly recommend Drinking Gallery and Proval Park.)