You'll want to browse the collections at Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum, and Museum-House of the Writer Maxim Gorky. Sights like Dmitry Tower, Bolshaia Pokrovskaia Street, and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Nizhny Novgorod Academic Puppet Theater, Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, and Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Theatre of Drama.