Given its age (over 800 years old) and its fascinating history, Tallinn is chalk-full of sights, museums and countless stories to help you pass the time rather interestingly. Most of the essential sightseeing venues are in Old town, but make sure to check out wooden houses district Kalamaja and royal architecture in Kadriorg. Here you'll find the must-sees and a whole lot more.
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Housed in the Great Guild Hall, this newly renovated museum's permanent exhibition, entitled 'Spirit of Survival', covers 11,000 years of Estonia's history …
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Housed in Viimsi Manor, the former summer residence of General Johan Laidoner who was the Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces before the WW II, the …
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The city's official tourist information point is the best equipped to answer any question.
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Telliskivi Creative City is a revamped complex of 11 old industrial buildings (formerly the Baltic Railways factory) and a defining feature of the über-hip …
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This tour uses bright red, London-style double-decker buses to take tourists on several different routes through Tallinn. There’s a Red Line covering the town …
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The highly interactive Seaplane Harbour, literally, has 'tonnes' of reasons why it's the most popular museum in Estonia. This modern museum is housed in …
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Maarjamäe Palace is the most well-preserved, summer manor complex in Tallinn today. Built in 1874 and commissioned by Count Anatoly Orlov-Davydov from St. …
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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. The history of this difficult …
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