If you’re searching for a day-trip destination, we know just the place. Located 16 miles away, Yoshkar-Ola is worth jumping in the car for. 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 worth it. Don’t forget about Cheboksary either! Just 55 miles away, Monument of Mother, Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev are non-negotiable stops here.