Alatskivi Castle

Alatskivi Castle imports the Scottish Highlands into this verdant corner of Estonia – its white turrets and stepped baronial-style roofline were inspired by Queen Victoria's favourite abode, Balmoral Castle. In the basement there's a waxworks museum; on the ground floor is an exhibition on the manor; and on the 1st floor are five rooms devoted to Estonian composer Eduard Tubin (1905–82). Outdoors are 130 hectares of publicly accessible parkland filled with oaks, ashes, maples, alders and a linden-lined lane.