You can check out the local talent at Elista Municipal Satire Theater, Republican Theater for Young Spectators, and Republican Russian Drama and Comedy Theater. Attractions like Kalmyk National Basangov Musical Drama and Comedy Theater and Palmov Kalmykia Republican Museum of Local Lore highlight the local culture. Kalmykia State Art Gallery, Chess City, and Syakyusn Syume Temple are a few additional nearby sights.