You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House, V.I. Lenin House Museum, or Literary Memorial Museum of A.M. Gorky. Sights like Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower, and Aleksandrovsky Passage are landmarks to visit in the area. You can watch performances at Kazan State Theater of Young Spectators, Na Bulake Youth Theater, and Saydashev State Big Concert Hall if you're interested in local theater.