With some great road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to enjoy everything that Sergiyev Posad, 30 miles away, has to offer. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit alone make the drive out worthwhile. Don’t skip Kolomna either! Just 60 miles away, Monument to L Type Steam Locomotive, Staro Golutvin Monastery and Kolomna Kremlin are non-negotiable stops here.