With some terrific road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up all that Chekhov, 50 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area beginning with Museum in Memory of 1941-1945, Lopasnya Zachatyevskoye Manor House and Museum and Chekhov Town Theater. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Ryazan, 55 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Church of the Transfiguration on Yar. (But we’re also big fans of Monument to Evpatiy Kolovrat and Ryazan Kremlin.)