If you’re trying to find day-trip ideas from Mari-Orsha, you certainly won’t come up short! Yoshkar-Ola, just 25 miles away, has some notable attractions that’ll keep you busy. Want an excuse to go check it out? Museum of the History of the Gulag and Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre ought to work nicely. If you need any more convincing, also consider Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater.