You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Military History Museum of the Volga-Ural Military District, Samara Regional Art Museum, or Sorois Museum of Architecture and Construction. While you're exploring, swing by Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara Philharmonic Hall, and Frunze House Museum to learn a bit about the area. You can catch a show at Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Samara Square Theater, and Samara Academic Drama Theater M. Gorky.