If you have a little spare time and you’re willing to travel 19 miles, take a look at Cheboksary. This lively place boasts plenty of things to see and do. Monument of Mother should be high up on your list here. Chuvash National Museum and Museum of V.I. Chapaev are must-see attractions too. Locals will also likely point you toward Yoshkar-Ola, 60 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, make sure it’s Museum of the History of the Gulag. (But we’d also recommend Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater.)