You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Buryatia History Museum, Khoca Nasamraev Literature Museum, or Ulan-Ude Museum of Railway History. You can check out the local talent at Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Buryat Drama Theater, and Bestuzhev Russian Drama Theater. Take in some of the local culture at Nature Museum, Fine Arts Museum, and Republican Art Museum.