With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to enjoy all that Kolomna, 19 miles away, has to offer. Monument to L Type Steam Locomotive, Staro Golutvin Monastery and Kolomna Kremlin alone make the drive out worth it. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Ryazan, 40 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Church of the Transfiguration on Yar. (But we’re also huge fans of Monument to Evpatiy Kolovrat and Ryazan Kremlin.)