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Bank of Estonia Museum

Bank of Estonia Museum
The 20th century was a turbulent one for Estonia's currencies. This modern museum displays every kind of banknote used here from Tsarist roubles to German occupation tender, and outlines the history of Estonia's national bank itself, founded in 1919. Read_on (No Comments)

Estonian Maritime Museum

Estonian Maritime Museum
Centuries of seafaring history, including models, charts and other artifacts, are displayed in this multi-storied museum housed in the 16th-century Fat Margaret cannon tower. Read_on (No Comments)

Estonian Museum of Natural History

Estonian Museum of Natural History
All your favourite taxidermied Estonian animals (not to mention dried plants and mollusks) are on display in this three-storey museum designed to introduce nature to youngsters. Read_on (No Comments)

Kalev Marzipan Room

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Estonia's famous candy factory operates a tiny museum in the Old Town building where the company started back in the 19th century. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Estonian Photography

Museum of Estonian Photography
Back in the 14th century this building behind the Town Hall served as the town prison (as a visit to the cellar will show). Read_on (No Comments)

Theatre & Music Museum

Theatre & Music Museum
Housed in the medieval Assawe tower, the museum hosts a weird and wonderful collection of musical devices, from ancient horns to old clavicords. Read_on (No Comments)

The Marzipan Museum

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The room of this little shop/museum has a few more creations than the Kalev Marzipan Room, but is not quite steeped in as much history. Read_on (No Comments)

The Museum of Occupation and of the Fight for Freedom

The Museum of Occupation and of the Fight for Freedom
In the period from 1940 to 1991, Estonia was occupied briefly by Nazi Germany and then for four and a half decades by the USSR. Read_on (No Comments)