You'll want to browse the collections at V.I. Lenin House Museum, Khazinе National Art Gallery, and National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. Sights like Suyumbike Tower, Aleksandrovsky Passage, and Bauman Street are must-sees while exploring the area. You can watch performances at Kazan State Circus, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theatre if you're interested in local theater.