Study the collections at Yekaterinburg History Museum, Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center, or Sverdlovsk Railway Museum. While you're exploring, swing by Rastorguyev-Kharitonov Palace, Church on Blood in Honor of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land, and Church of Ascension to learn a bit about the area. You can check out the local talent at Puppet Theatre, Yekaterinburg Circus, and Amphitheatre.