With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up everything that Yoshkar-Ola, 19 miles away, has to offer. Museum of the History of the Gulag, Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater alone make the drive out here worthwhile. Situated 60 miles away, Cheboksary is another popular destination. If you stop by, make sure you check out Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev.