Estonia
15 Best Museums in Estonia
Eesti Meremuuseum leads, and the rest of Estonia's best museums follow, ranked by real visits.
Ranked by traveler review volume across 383 tracked places in Estonia. Updated monthly.
Eesti Meremuuseum
Museum · TallinnThe Estonian Maritime Museum's Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam) is one of the most impressive maritime museums in Europe, housed in vast, cathedral-like seaplane hangars from 1916–17, a feat of early concrete-shell engineering.
Read our full guide →KGB Museum
Museum · TallinnTucked away on the top floor of the Sokos Hotel Viru in central Tallinn, the KGB Museum is a small but evocative space that reveals the secret history of the Soviet era.
Read our full guide →Kiek in de Kok and Bastion Passages Museum
Museum · TallinnKiek in de Kok (Low German for 'Peek into the Kitchen') is a 15th-century artillery tower that forms part of Tallinn's historic city wall.
Read our full guide →Eesti Vabaohumuuseum
Museum · TallinnThe Eesti Vabaohumuuseum, or Estonian Open Air Museum, is a sprawling 79-hectare site located on the outskirts of Tallinn, offering a vivid glimpse into the country's rural past.
Read our full guide →Kumu Art Museum
Museum · TallinnFree entryKumu Art Museum, part of the Art Museum of Estonia, is a must-visit for art lovers in Tallinn.
Read our full guide →Science Centre AHHAA
Museum · TartuScience Centre AHHAA is the largest interactive science center in the Baltic states, located in the heart of Tartu, Estonia.
Read our full guide →Niguliste Museum
Museum · TallinnNiguliste Museum, located in a former Lutheran church in Tallinn's Old Town, is a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia dedicated to medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art.
Read our full guide →Fat Margaret - Estonian Maritime Museum
Museum · TallinnFat Margaret (Paks Margareeta) is a formidable 16th-century artillery tower that now houses the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Read our full guide →Estonian Maritime Museum
Museum · TallinnThe Estonian Maritime Museum, located in Tallinn's Seaplane Harbour (Lennusadam), is one of the most interactive and visually striking museums in the Baltic region.
Read our full guide →Tallinn City Museum Linnamuuseum
Museum · TallinnThe Tallinn City Museum, known locally as Linnamuuseum, is housed in a historic 14th-century merchant's residence on Vene Street, right in the heart of the Old Town.
Read our full guide →Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood
Museum · TallinnHoused in a historic building on Kuninga Street, the Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood offers a comprehensive look at the chivalric orders that shaped European history.
Read our full guide →Saaremaa Museum
Museum · KuressaareThe Saaremaa Museum is housed in the impressive Kuressaare Episcopal Castle, a well-preserved medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century.
Read our full guide →Kgb Prison Cells
Museum · TallinnThe KGB Prison Cells, located in the historic Pagari 1 building in Tallinn's Old Town, offer a chilling glimpse into Estonia's Soviet past.
Read our full guide →Fotografiska
Museum · TallinnFotografiska Tallinn is a branch of the renowned Swedish photography museum, located in the hip Telliskivi Creative City.
Read our full guide →University of Tartu Museum
Museum · TartuThe University of Tartu Museum is located in the heart of Tartu, within the partially restored medieval Tartu Cathedral on Toome Hill.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the museums in Estonia?
Eesti Meremuuseum in Tallinn is the most reviewed, with 3,781 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Estonia's museums is worth going out of your way for?
Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood in Tallinn rates highest at 5.0 out of 5 across 278 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Estonia has the most museums?
Tallinn, with 12 on this list, ahead of Tartu on 2. The list spans 3 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
How is this list of museums ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 383 tracked places in Estonia. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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