Tallinn Airport 17 min
Linnahall (8 min) 5,000-seat concrete amphitheater built in the Soviet era for 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. Town Hall Pharmacy (14 min) Pharmacy dating to 1422 & still in use, with a small museum of medicinal remedies. St. Nicholas' Church and Museum (17 min) Museum of ecclesiastical art in a landmark 13th-century church building restored after WWII bombing. Kadriorg Art Museum (12 min) Foreign art museum in a baroque palace erected in the 18th century by Tsar Peter the Great. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (8 min) Designed by Mikhail Preobrazhensky, this soaring edifice was funded by public donations. Toompea Castle (8 min) Baroque castle built over a 9th century citadel & the present seat of the Parliament of Estonia. Kumu (11 min) State-of-the-art exhibition space for Estonian artworks & travelling exhibits of international work. Tallinn Town Hall (14 min) Gothic town hall built in 13th century on center square in medieval Old Town, with concerts & tours. Estonian Open Air Museum (16 min) Immersive open-air museum featuring a reconstructed historic fishing village & walking trails. Lennusadam (6 min) Maritime museum in a 500-year-old tower with a submarine & a sunken ship from the 1560s. St Mary's Cathedral (9 min) Originally dating from the 13th century, this medieval church has a Baroque bell tower. Estonian Maritime Museum (7 min) Exhibits on Estonia's seafaring history in a 16th-century tower with city views from the rooftop. Kohtuotsa viewing platform (14 min) Outdoor viewing platform offering views of the red roofs of Old Town, plus a seasonal cafe & events. Toompea (15 min) A castle, a tower & government buildings sit atop this limestone hill in the city's old town. St Olaf's church (10 min) Baptist church built in 12th century with a 405-foot tower surviving several lightning strikes. |