The museum-reserve 'Birthplace of V. I. Lenin' is a unique complex that combines urban planning and landscape elements over an area of 174 hectares in the city center. It unites historical, architectural, and memorial monuments of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk.

The uniqueness of the Ulyanovsk museum-reserve lies in its location in the historical center of the modern city, distinguishing it from other historical and cultural complexes.

Currently, the museum-reserve, which operates as an open-air museum, includes 17 museums, the exhibition hall 'Na Pokrovskoy', and a Children's Museum Center. These objects, each unique and unparalleled, together allow visitors to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the old city, feel the rhythm and spirit of the past, becoming not just spectators, but witnesses and participants in historical events.