You'll want to browse the collections at Irkutsk Regional Museum, Baikal Museum and Volkonsky House Museum. Sights like Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Volkonsky House, Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy 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 Okhlopkov Drama Theater, Irkutsk Musical Theater and Cheremkhovo Drama Theater.