With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy all that Kaluga, 30 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here should be Kaluga XXI Century, Tsiolkovsky State Museum of Cosmonautics History and Tsiolkovsky Memorial House Museum. Located 45 miles away, Serpukhov is another place to aim for. If you visit, don’t miss Serpukhov Music and Drama Theatre, Vysotsky Monastery and Church of All Saints.