You'll want to browse the collections at Museum of the History of the Gulag, Museum of Fine Arts, and Tsarevokokshaisk Kremlin. You can watch performances at Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Republican Puppet Theatre, and Konstantinov Academic Russian Theatre if you're interested in local theater. Attractions like Museum of the City, Yevseyev National Museum, and Mari El National Shketan Drama Theater highlight Yoshkar-Ola's local culture.