You'll want to browse the collections at Museum of the History of the East-Siberian Railway, Baikal Museum, and East Siberian Soil Science Museum. Sights like Volkonsky House Museum, Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy House, and Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Volkonsky House are landmarks to visit in the area. You can watch performances at Okhlopkov Drama Theater, Irkutsk Academic Drama Theater, and Theater for Young Spectators if you're interested in local theater.