Local electrified trains connect between Tbilisi and Rustavi, Tbilisi and Barjomi. Currently the coastal railway lines and a highway are blocked due to the conflict in Abhazia, so rail travel in the north and west is very difficult. Travel elsewhere is possible, though train services are unfrequent to some destinations. Public transport is cheap and quiet regular in Tbilisi, with an undergound train system, bus, cable-car and trams all plying the streets of Tbilisi. Tbilisi is famous for its historical monuments and gorgeous architecture, which include the Sioni Cathedral Church that dates from the 5th century and the ancient Narikhala fortress.
Visitors can also take in the local theatre scene.
Three of the city's most famous and long-established theatres are situated in Rustaveli Avenue, including the Paliashvili Opera House, founded in 1851. Many changes passed Tbilisi after the independence in 1991. The most of ethnic russians leaved Tbilisi for their home country. Russian language was removed from the official using. The russian names of the streets were changed for Georgian names and its alphabet.