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What to see in Tallinn

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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. Here you'll find the must-sees and a whole lot more.
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The capital's curiosities

Cat's Well

EDITOR'S PICK
Before you complain about the chalky taste of Tallinn's tap water, you might want to stop to consider what the town's Medieval residents...
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Toompea Hill

Danish King's Garden

 Lühike jalg 9a
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One of the most picturesque and secluded locations in Old Town, the Danish King's Garden is filled with trees, benches, little nooks and a great...
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Town Fortifications

Fat Margaret's Tower

 Pikk 70
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Originally constructed in the 14th century and arguably one of the top sights in the city, Paks Margareta as she is known to locals, is 82m in...
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Lower Town

St. Olaf’s Church

 Lai 50
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St. Olaf's 124m spire is a Tallinn landmark, and was the tallest building in Europe between 1549 and 1625. An old legend claims that the church...
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Lower Town

Town Hall Square

 Raekoja plats
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As a medieval market and a modern meeting place, Town Hall Square, has been the heart of city life for eight centuries. With the Town Hall at your...
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History museums

Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall

 Pikk 17
FEATURED
Housed in the Great Guild Hall, this newly renovated museum's permanent exhibition, entitled 'Spirit of Survival', covers 11,000 years...
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Speciality museums

Estonian Maritime Museum: Seaplane Harbour

 Vesilennuki 6
FEATURED
The highly interactive Seaplane Harbour, literally, has 'tonnes' of reasons why it's the most popular museum in Estonia. This modern...
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Kadriorg area

Kumu

 Weizenbergi 34/Valge 1
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Estonia's largest art museum makes its home in this enormous, cutting-edge facility built into a limestone cliff in Kadriorg. It serves as both...
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The Tallinn Card

Tallinn Card

FEATURED
If you’re trying pack the most into your time in Tallinn, consider picking up the city tourist office’s discount card, the Tallinn Card, good for...
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Great outdoors

Tallinn Zoo

 Paldiski mnt. 145
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Tallinn’s animal garden boasts one of the most impressive collections of exotic species in Northern Europe. In addition to extensive outside exhibits...
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Kalamaja & Kopli area

Telliskivi Loomelinnak

 Telliskivi 60A
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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...
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History museums

The Museum of Occupations

 Toompea 8
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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...
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Speciality museums

TV Tower

 Kloostrimetsa 58a
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Officially opened on July 11th in 1980, the 314m tower was, and is, an imposing example of Soviet engineering. From its observation deck at the 175m...
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