Must-see attractions in Old Town

  • Estonian Museum of Natural History

    Beginning as the collections of Estonian naturalists in the 19th century, the holdings at this natural history museum exceed 300,000 examples of the…

  • Toompea Castle

    This Janus-faced pile turns a sugar-pink baroque facade towards Toompea, and a stern 14th-century Livonian visage to the sea and intervening suburbs…

  • Freedom Square

    This large paved plaza, once the staging ground for 'spontaneous' displays of Soviet enthusiasm, is now used for summer concerts, skateboarding, impromptu…

  • Linda Hill

    Shaded by the 250-year-old linden trees of Lindamäe Park, this small mound near the top of Toompea is named after Linda, wife of Kalev, the heroic first…

  • Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood

    You'd have to be really devoted to phaleristics (the study of medals and military insignia) not to resent the steep admission at this niche museum, but it…

  • Helios Hall

    This novel gallery has come up with a way around the difficulty of borrowing great paintings from their home galleries: simply project images of…

  • St Nicholas' Orthodox Church

    Built in 1827 on the site of an earlier Catholic church appearing in 15th-century records, St Nicholas' was the focal point for the Russian traders that…

  • Photo Museum

    Only enthusiasts are likely to find much of interest in this little museum housed in the former town prison. Exhibits include selections of the wider…

  • Draakoni Gallery

    In among the guilds, beneath a fabulous sculpted art nouveau facade, this commercial gallery hosts small, often stimulating exhibitions of contemporary…