You'll want to browse the collections at Ulan-Ude Museum of Railway History, Khoca Nasamraev Literature Museum, and Nature Museum. You can catch a show at Ulger Puppet Theater, Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, and Buryat Drama Theater. Sights and attractions like Bestuzhev Russian Drama Theater, Fine Arts Museum, and Ulan-Ude Youth Fine Arts Theater offer insight into the local culture.