Tallinn

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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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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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The Tallinn Card

Tallinn Card

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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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History museums

Estonian History Museum - Great Guild Hall

 Pikk 17
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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...
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Sightseeing tours

Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour

 Mere pst. in front of the souvenir market
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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...
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Soviet Tallinn

Museum Hotel Viru and the KGB

 Viru väljak 4 (Original Sokos Hotel Viru)
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For years, stories have been circulating about how one side of the first foreign owned and operated hotel in Tallinn during Soviet times was...
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Sightseeing for families

NUKU Theatre Museum of Puppet Arts

 Nunne 8
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The NUKU Theatre and Museum is back and better than ever with 1400 square metres added to the original 65-year-old theatre. Performances can now be...
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Speciality museums

Estonian Maritime Museum: Seaplane Harbour

 Vesilennuki 6
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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...
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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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Soviet Tallinn

KGB Prison Cells

 Pagari 1 (entrance on Pikk 59)
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The unsuspecting facade of Pagari 1 in the Old Town hides a dark past that once was the KGB Prison Cells in Tallinn. The former KGB headquarters...
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The Old Town - Toompea Hill

Viewing platforms

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The Kohtuotsa and Patkuli view platforms are usually the first place that tourists want to see when they visit Tallinn. From here, sweeping views of...
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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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Kalamaja & Kopli area

Telliskivi Loomelinnak - Creative City

 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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Speciality museums

Estonian Museum of Natural History

 Lai 29a
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All your favourite taxidermic Estonian, and a few foreign, animals (not to mention dried plants and mollusks) are on display in this renovated...
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