You'll want to browse the collections at Baikal Museum, Sukachev Fine Arts Museum, and Irkutsk Regional Art Museum. Sights like Volkonsky House Museum, Roman Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin, and Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy House are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Aistenok Irkutsk Regional Puppet Theater, Irkutsk Musical Theater, and Irkutsk Folk Drama Theater.