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 Comedy Theater, Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, and Preobrazhenie Music and Dance Theater.