You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Gabdulla Tukay Literary Museum, V.I. Lenin House Museum or Anatomical Museum. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan and Anniversary Arch to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Ekijat Tatar State Puppet Theatre, Kazan State Theater of Young Spectators and Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre if you're interested in local theatre.