If you’re searching for day-trip inspiration, we’ve got a couple of tips. Sitting 25 miles away, Taganrog is worth getting in the car for. Among the first stops you make here should be Chekhov House Museum, Taganrog Museum of Local Lore and Chekhov Literature Museum. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Rostov-on-Don, 45 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Olimp - 2. (But we’re also huge fans of Gorky Park and Don State Technical University.)