You'll want to browse the collections at Military History Museum of the Volga-Ural Military District, Samara Regional Art Museum, and Samara Museum for Historical and Regional Studies. 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 Chamber Stage Drama Theater, Samara Academic Drama Theater M. Gorky, and Samara State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.