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