Võru’s most interesting museum is set in the house where the great man lived and worked as a doctor from 1833 to 1877. Built in 1793, it's one of the oldest houses in town and there’s a lovely garden at the rear. Displays cover the doctor's life and career focussing, naturally, on his lasting achievement: the publication of the Kalevipoeg epic, based on indepth research of Estonian folk tales.
One of the outbuildings is devoted to editions of Kalevipoeg published in a surprising variety of languages (including Mandarin Chinese and Hindi), alongside book illustrations and other art inspired by the story.
There’s also a monument to the writer in the park at the bottom of Katariina allee, near the lake.
