With some terrific day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to experience all that Chekhov, 20 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area starting with Museum in Memory of 1941-1945, Lopasnya Zachatyevskoye Manor House and Museum and Chekhov Town Theater. Don’t skip Kaluga either! Just 45 miles away, Kaluga XXI Century, Tsiolkovsky State Museum of Cosmonautics History and Tsiolkovsky Memorial House Museum are must-sees here.