You'll want to browse the collections at Baikal Museum, Geological Museum and Volkonsky House Museum. Sights like Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy House, Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Volkonsky House and Roman Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Cheremkhovo Drama Theater, Irkutsk Musical Theater and Okhlopkov Drama Theater.