With some terrific day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to explore all that Chekhov, 17 miles away, has to offer. Museum in Memory of 1941-1945, Lopasnya Zachatyevskoye Manor House and Museum and Chekhov Town Theater alone make the drive out here worthwhile. Don’t skip Serpukhov either! Just 25 miles away, Serpukhov Music and Drama Theatre, Vysotsky Monastery and Church of All Saints are essential stops here.