Tartu maakond Essentials

Tartu County centers on the university city of Tartu, featuring the 19th-century University Main Building and the UNESCO-listed Old Observatory. The region hosts the Estonian National Museum, showcasing Finno-Ugric heritage, and the AHHAA Science Centre, the largest in the Baltics. Architectural highlights include the Brick Gothic St. John’s Church and the medieval cathedral ruins on Toomemägi Hill. Beyond the city, the town of Elva offers natural recreational spots like Lake Verevi.

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…

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.

Town Hall

Tartu Town Hall is the seat of the city government of Tartu, Estonia. It is located on Town hall square, in the city centre.

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.

Tartu Cathedral

Tartu Cathedral, earlier also known as Dorpat Cathedral, is a former Catholic church in Tartu, Estonia.

Old Observatory

University of Tartu Old Observatory or Tartu Old Observatory is an observatory in Tartu, Estonia.

Tartu University Main Building

Main building of Tartu University is the main building of the University of Tartu.

KGB Cells Museum

Located in the basement of the former NKVD headquarters, this museum preserves the original prison cells and solitary confinement rooms used during the Soviet occupation. Exhibits detail the history of the Estonian resistance movement and mass deportations to Siberia.

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.

Tartu Toy Museum

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

Devil's Bridge

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

Oscar Wilde/Eduard Vilde Statue

This bronze sculpture by Tiiu Kirsipuu depicts an imaginary meeting between Irish writer Oscar Wilde and Estonian author Eduard Vilde. Based on a hypothetical encounter in 1892, the two figures are shown seated together on a bench.

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.

Verevi Lake

Lake Verevi is a 11.7 ha lake located on the western side of the town of Elva in southern Estonia.There is one main dock, that has two…