Top attractions in Estonia

Editor's Choice Estonia

This selection highlights Estonia’s diverse heritage and landscape. In Tallinn, the 1980s TV Tower offers panoramic views, while Tartu serves as a cultural hub with the AHHAA Science Centre, the Estonian National Museum, and the unique Brick Gothic architecture of St. John's Church. Historical landmarks include the 13th-century Haapsalu Episcopal Castle and the somber KGB Cells Museum. Natural highlights feature the 30-meter Türisalu Cliff, the vibrant Saula Blue Springs, and Valaste Waterfall, the country's highest fall.

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Tallinn TV Tower

Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980…

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AHHAA Science Centre

Science Centre AHHAA is a science centre located in Tartu, Estonia, and is currently the largest science centre in the Baltic states.

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Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu

University of Tartu Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia. It belongs to the University of Tartu.

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Estonian National Museum

The Estonian National Museum founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and…

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Haapsalu Episcopal Castle

Haapsalu Castle is a castle with cathedral in Haapsalu, Estonia, founded in the thirteenth century as the seat of the Bishopric of Ösel…

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Devil's Bridge

Kuradisild is a dark concrete bridge located on Toomemägi in Tartu, Estonia, built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov…

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St. John's Church

St. John's Church, Tartu is a Brick Gothic Lutheran church, one of the landmarks of the city of Tartu, Estonia.

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Valaste Waterfall

Valaste Waterfall is the highest waterfall in Estonia and neighboring regions situated between Ontika and Valaste in the Toila Parish of…

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Türisalu Cliff

Türisalu Cliff is a cliff in Türisalu, Estonia. The cliff is part of the Baltic Klint and has a height of up to 30 metres.

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Saula Blue Springs

The Saula Blue Springs are freshwater springs located in Saula Village, Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.

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KGB Cells Museum

Located in the basement of Tartu's 'Gray House', this museum occupies former detention cells used by the NKVD and KGB during the 1940s and 1950s. Exhibits detail the Estonian resistance movement and Soviet-era repressions, featuring original cell interiors and prisoner artifacts.

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Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum

The Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, founded in 1963 and modernized in 2020, is the largest sports museum in the Baltic states.

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Tartu Toy Museum

Tartu Toy Museum is the biggest toy museum in the Baltic States, located in Tartu, Estonia.

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Oscar Wilde/Eduard Vilde Statue

This bronze sculpture by Tiiu Kirsipuu depicts an imaginary meeting between Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Estonian writer Eduard Vilde. Based on the hypothetical year of 1890, the artwork portrays the two literary figures sharing a bench in a moment of quiet conversation.