You'll want to browse the collections at Baikal Museum, Sukachev Fine Arts Museum and Museum of the History of the East-Siberian Railway. Sights like Volkonsky House Museum, Roman Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Virgin and Irkutsk Regional Memorial Decembrists Museum, Trubetskoy House are must-sees while exploring the area. You can check out the local talent at Okhlopkov Drama Theater, Irkutsk Musical Theater and Theater for Young Spectators.