Study the collections at Museum of the History of Medieval Punishments, Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, or Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum. Sights like Bolshaia Pokrovskaia Street, Dmitry Tower, and Museum-House of the Writer Maxim Gorky are landmarks to visit in the area. You can watch performances at Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet, Preobrazhenie Music and Dance Theater, and Falling Leaves Theater if you're interested in local theater.