With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up everything that Cheboksary, 19 miles away, has to offer. Soak up the sights starting with Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev. Yoshkar-Ola is another popular option. It’s 60 miles away and boasts a range of interesting things to see and do. Museum of the History of the Gulag, Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater are only the start.