If you have a spare day or two and you don’t mind traveling 20 miles, check out Cheboksary. This happening destination has lots of things to keep you busy. Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev alone make the drive out worthwhile. Situated 50 miles away, Yoshkar-Ola is another popular tourist destination. If you stop by, make sure you check out Museum of the History of the Gulag, Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater.