The tower Kiek in de Kök together with the passages of the Ingrian and Swedish bastions is an exciting part of Tallinn historical fortifications.
The exhibition of “Kiek in de Kök and Bastion Passages” reopened in March 2010 takes the visitor to a time journey that begins in 1219 and offers experience, information and entertainment. With the help of innovative video- and sound-effects and means of multimedia the birth and evolution of Tallinn, the history of town fortifications and the most significant military events are introduced to the visitor.
The time train in the bastion passages takes the tourist to 2219. The other part of the passage display concentrates on the history of the passages.
The cafe on the uppermost floor of the tower offers magnificent views of the upper town Toompea, the lower town and the harbour.
Location: Vene 17, Kesklinn, Tallinn, Harjumaa, 10123
Tallinn City Museum at 17, Vene Street is housed in a medieval merchant's dwelling in the centre of the Old Town. It got the European Museum Forum's nomination in 2003.
The museum and its café are open: Wednesday - Monday 10.30 am - 17...
In 1997 a new museum introducing the private collection of Johannes Mikkel was opened in the former kitchen building of the Kadriorg palace. The wooden guards’ house opposite the gates of the palace that was originally built at the beginning of the 19th...
Location: Roheline Aas 3, Tallinn, Harjumaa, 10125
The museum on the ground floor of a neo-baroque building erected for the castellan of Kadriorg in the mid-19th century shows the last apartment of one of the best-known Estonian writers of the early 20th century – Eduard Vilde (1865-1933).
The wr...