You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at V.I. Lenin House Museum, State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan or National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower and Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theatre, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and Kazan State Circus if you're interested in local theatre.