With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy all that Sergiyev Posad, 50 miles away, has to offer. Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Refectory Church of St Sergius and Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit alone make the drive out worth it. Locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Kolomna, 50 miles away. If you only have time for one attraction here, let it be Monument to L Type Steam Locomotive. (But we’re also huge fans of Staro Golutvin Monastery and Kolomna Kremlin.)