You might want to spend some time browsing the exhibits at Alexander Arbuzov and Boris Arbuzov Memorial House, Gabdulla Tukay Literary Museum, or National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan. While you're exploring, swing by Bauman Street, Suyumbike Tower, and Anniversary Arch to learn a bit about the area. You can watch performances at Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kazan State Theater of Young Spectators, and Kazan State Circus if you're interested in local theater.