Places · Estonia
Every place worth the trip
26 hand-picked attractions, cities, beaches, national parks and museums — each with its own guide.
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26 places
Top attraction
Tallinn Old Town
A UNESCO World Heritage medieval Hanseatic town — one of the best-preserved in Northern Europe.
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Top attraction · Tallinn, Harju County
Tallinn Old Town
A UNESCO World Heritage medieval Hanseatic town — one of the best-preserved in Northern Europe.
Top attraction · Kalamaja, Tallinn
Telliskivi Creative City
Former factory complex turned into Tallinn's hub for street art, design shops and food.
Top attraction · Kadriorg, Tallinn
Kadriorg Palace & Park
A baroque palace built by Peter the Great, set in Tallinn's most beautiful park.
Top attraction · Narva, Ida-Viru County
Narva Castle
A 13th-century Danish fortress facing Ivangorod across the Narva River.
Top attraction · Saaremaa
Kuressaare Castle
The only fully preserved medieval stone castle in the Baltics.
Top attraction · Saaremaa
Kaali Meteorite Crater
A 110-metre crater created by a meteorite impact about 3,500 years ago.
Top attraction · Harju County
Jägala Waterfall
Estonia's widest natural waterfall — an 8-metre limestone curtain.
Top attraction · Harju County
Rummu Quarry
Flooded former prison quarry with turquoise water and sunken buildings.
Cities & islands
City · Harju County
Tallinn
Estonia's seaside capital: medieval lanes, creative quarters and a digital-first city.
City · Tartu County
Tartu
Estonia's university city and European Capital of Culture 2024.
City · Pärnu County
Pärnu — Summer Capital
Estonia's official summer capital: beach, spas, festivals and white nights.
City · Saare County
Saaremaa Island
Estonia's largest island: windmills, juniper, cliffs and island spas.
City · Lääne County
Haapsalu
Romantic seaside town of castle ruins, healing mud and wooden villas.
City · Viljandi County
Viljandi
Hilltop town famous for its folk music festival and castle ruins.
Beaches
National parks
National park · Lääne-Viru & Harju County
Lahemaa National Park
Estonia's oldest national park: bogs, manors, forests and fishing villages.
National park · Pärnu & Viljandi County
Soomaa National Park
Land of bogs and the famous 'fifth season' floods.
National park · Valga & Võru County
Karula National Park
Estonia's smallest national park: hills, lakes and quiet forests.
National park · Saaremaa
Vilsandi National Park
Western islets, juniper meadows and seal and seabird colonies.
National park · Lääne County
Matsalu National Park
One of Europe's great bird-watching wetlands.
Museums
Museum · Kadriorg, Tallinn
KUMU Art Museum
Estonia's national art museum — European Museum of the Year 2008.
Museum · Kalamaja, Tallinn
Seaplane Harbour
Award-winning maritime museum in historic concrete seaplane hangars.
Museum · Rocca al Mare, Tallinn
Estonian Open Air Museum
Two centuries of Estonian rural life in a seaside forest.
Museum · Tartu
Estonian National Museum
Estonia's story told in a landmark building on a former Soviet airfield.
Museum · Tartu
AHHAA Science Centre
The Baltics' largest hands-on science centre, beside the Emajõgi river.
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