Just outside Tartu is this sprawling outdoor museum, set up on the grounds of what was the Ülenurme manor house. The museum explores every aspect of Estonian agriculture, from the old days of hand plows to modern horticulture. It's spread out over a number of buildings on the manor site. When you get to reception in the main building, ask for the map in English. This will guide you around the various exhibition buildings, where you can see antique carriages and harnesses, a working blacksmith shop, flax-making equipment and even a re-created poultry shed with stuffed birds and recorded chirping. The most interesting part of the museum has to be the extensive collection of old farm machinery (tractors and such) lined up in rows in the courtyard. These include everything from the American-manufactured International built in 1919 to Soviet tractors from the 1950s. If it's not crowded, you may also have to ask them to go and unlock some of the exhibition houses.
Getting there: Take bus no 37 next to Tartu Kaubamaja (see Shopping section for details)  to Ülenurme keskus stop (about a 15-minute ride).

Admission €3.50.