If you’re after a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of suggestions. Situated 16 miles away, Yoshkar-Ola is worth getting in the car for. See the sights beginning with Museum of the History of the Gulag, Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater. Don’t forget about Cheboksary either! Just 60 miles away, Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev are essential stops here.