You'll want to browse the collections at Simbirsk Photography Museum, House Museum of V.I. Lenin, and Plastov Modern Art Museum. You can check out the local talent at Ulyanovsk Regional Drama Theater, Ulyanovsk Regional Puppet Theater, and Nebolshoy Theater for Young People. At Ulyanovsk Goncharov Museum of Local Lore, Lenin Memorial Museum, and Simbirsk Meteorological Station Museum, you'll experience some of the local culture.