You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Samara Regional Art Museum, Samara History Museum, or Road Museum of Kuybyshev Railway History. While you're exploring, swing by Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara Philharmonic Hall, and Frunze House Museum to learn a bit about the area. You can catch a show at Samara Academic Drama Theater M. Gorky, Samara Regional Puppet Theater, and Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.