Museum sights in Haapsalu

1. Ants Laikmaa House Museum

   • Haapsalu, Estonia
   • Sights › Museum

   About 10km east of Haapsalu, and 2km beyond Taebla, is Ants Laikmaa House Museum, in the eclectic house of inexhaustible artist Ants Laikmaa (1866-1942), who walked more than 2600km from Rīga to Düsseldorf in Germany (in six weeks apparently) to study art. His efforts extended to designing and building the house itself. Buses along the Tallinn-Haapsalu road will drop you at Taebla.

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2. Museum of the Estonian Swedes

   • Haapsalu, Estonia
   • Sights › Museum

   The quaint Museum of the Estonian Swedes has relics, photos, old fishing nets and a marvellous tapestry tracing the history of Swedes in Estonia from the 1200s to their flight back to Sweden on the Triina in 1944.

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3. Lääne Regional Museum

   • Haapsalu, Estonia
   • Sights › Museum

   The somewhat dry Lääne Regional Museum offers a glimpse of the region's history. It's set in an 18th-century building that was once the town hall.

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4. Railway Museum

   • Haapsalu, Estonia
   • Sights › Museum

   The boxcar-sized Railway Museum on the station's west side records the golden years of train travel. You're free to check out the old locomotives nearby.

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5. Evald Okas Museum

   • Haapsalu, Estonia
   • Sights › Museum

   The Evald Okas Museum features the colourful works of one of Haapsalu's oldest and best-known local artists; temporary exhibitions are on the 1st floor.

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