You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House, V.I. Lenin House Museum, or Gabdulla Tukay Literary Museum. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Anniversary Arch, and National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan to learn a bit about the area. You can check out the local talent at Kazan State Theater of Young Spectators, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Kazan State Circus.