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