History & Culture

Telliskivi Creative City

Telliskivi Creative City is located in the former industrial complex of Tallinn, which houses galleries, small shops, various creative companies, start-ups, and restaurants. In the heart of the creative city is the internationally renowned Fotografiska Tallinn…

Amandus Adamson Studio Museum

Studio Museum is situated in the summer studio of sculptor Amandus Adamson (12 November 1855 – 26 June 1929) in Paldiski. It showcases Adamson’s life and work, exhibiting his furniture, and photos of and documents…

Tallinn City Tour Hop On Hop Off. Green line – Pirita

The Tallinn City Tour Hop On Hop Off buses are a great way for exploring Tallinn. You will see the city with the help of audioguides (10 different languages) in London-style doubledeckers. Between stops, you can…

Tallinn City Tour Hop On Hop Off. Red Line – city centre

Tallinn City Tour Hop On Hop Off is the perfect way to explore Tallinn. The double-decker buses are fitted with audio guides in 10 languages.The Red Line, which focuses on the history of the city centre,…

Building of the Estonian Drama Theatre

The building of Estonian Drama Theatre is the oldest theatre in Estonia (1910) that has been preserved in its original form. The Nordic Art Nouveau building was designed by architects Nikolai Vassilyev and Aleksei Bubyr from…

Estonian National Opera – opera house

Designed by A. Lindgren and W. Lönn and completed in 1913, the art nouveau/classicist Estonia theatre and opera house was the largest building of its kind in Tallinn at the time. One of its two…

Naissaar War Museum

Naissaar Museum is located in Männiku village, in a Soviet house of an extended service man. It introduces the island’s military history. Visitors will get an overview of the origins and evolution of sea fortresses,…

Museum of Puppetry Arts

The museum aims to introduce the history and current developments of the art of puppet theatre for adults and children alike.The beginning of the permanent exhibition of the Puppet theatre museum dates back to the…

Monument of Amandus Adamson

The monument erected in honour of Amandus Adamson (1855–1929), a famous Estonian sculptor, is located in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn. The bust was installed in 1962 and its authors are the sculptor Albert Eskel and…

Gustav Ernesaks memorial

Gustav Ernesaks (1908-1993) was an Estonian composer and choir leader who wrote himself into the history pages with his songs. ‘Mu isamaa on minu arm’ became the unofficial anthem of Estonians during the Soviet era,…

Monument to the Estonian translation of the Bible

“250 years have passed since the Bible was first translated into Estonian. This was accomplished by Anton Thor Helle who was a pastor at the Jüri church between 1713-1748. Remembering in gratitude the Bible and…

F. R. Kreutzwald monument in Tallinn

The monument to F. R. Kreutzwald in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn is the biggest of all the monuments erected in honour of the famous author. Designed by sculptors E. Taniloo and M. Saks, it was…