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Metsamaa
The Kihnu Cultural Space Foundation runs handicrafts workshops, music nights and performances from this traditional Kihnu homestead; call ahead to find out what’s on.
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St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Built in the Tudor-Gothic style in 1866, this big, castle-like, stone-and-brick Lutheran church has a wooden pulpit and gallery, and a large crucifixion scene above its altar.
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Energy Column
If energy levels are low, recharge at this odd bear-covered totem pole. It was erected in 1992 to mark the long-held belief of psychics that this area resounds with positive energy.
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Museum of the Estonian Swedes
This quaint museum has relics, photos, old fishing nets and a marvellous tapestry tracing the history of Swedes in Estonia from the 1200s to their escape back to Sweden on the Triina in 1944.
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Art Gallery
Spread over three floors of a 19th-century gunpowder storeroom on the Gloria bastion, Narva’s art gallery has an interesting collection, the highlight being the historic, pre-WWII items.
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Rotermann Quarter
With impressive contemporary architecture wedged between 19th-century brick warehouses, this development has transformed a former factory complex into the citys swankiest shopping and dining precinct.
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Photo Museum
Only enthusiasts are likely to find much of interest in this little museum housed in the former town prison. Exhibits include old cameras and prints from photography’s earliest days in Estonia.
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House of Peter I
This is the humble cottage Peter the Great occupied on visits to Tallinn while Kadriorg Palace was under construction. The museum is filled with portraits, furniture and artefacts from the era.
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Valaste juga
At Valaste a viewing platform and metal stair faces Estonia’s highest waterfall (varying from 26m to 30m), which, depending on the month, may be a torrent, a mere trickle or photogenically frozen.
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Kihnu Tuletorn
Constructed from parts shipped from England in 1864, this 29m-high lighthouse flashes at passing ships from the southern extremity of the island. In summer you can climb to the top to enjoy the views.
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Cornflower Monument
In 1990 this metallic monument was erected near the KGB headquarters in memory of the victims of Soviet repression; the blue cornflower is Estonia’s national flower. Sadly, its badly in need of maintenance.
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Town Hall Museum
Built in 1775, Haapsalus former town hall now houses a charming little museum with displays on the history of the resort town, regional history, a re-created pharmacy and the well-preserved Mayors office.
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Kärdla Beach
While not spectacular, Kärdla’s extremely shallow beach is pleasant enough, with a sandy shoreline edged by Rannapark. This expanse of lawns and forest was partly built on the site of a Swedish cemetery.
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Estonian Museum of Contemporary Art
Despite its highfalutin name, this grungy old warehouse space is more slapped together than slick. Exhibitions tend to be edgier and more oddball than anything youll find at the more official galleries.
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Pärnu Museum
This museum covers 11,000 years of regional history, from prehistoric archaeological relics, right up to a reconstruction of a Soviet-era apartment. Pride of place goes to the star exhibit, an 8000-year-old Stone-Age Madonna.
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Tartu University Botanical Gardens
Founded in 1803, these gardens nurture 6500 species of plants including a large collection of palms in the greenhouse. In summer its always full of local families wandering the paths and strolling around the ornamental lake.
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Johannes & Joosep Aavik’s Memorial Museum
The Aavik family home is now a small museum dedicated to the life and works of linguist Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), who introduced major reforms to the Estonian language, and his musically talented cousin, Joosep Aavik (1899–1989).
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A Le Coq Beer Museum
Located at the famous brewery, this museum briefly covers the history of beer-making but tours focus mainly on the machinery and brewing techniques, with free samples at the end. A Le Coq has churned out its trademark beverage since 1879.
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Folk Windmills
On the side of the road, some 7km north of Mustjala at Ninase (on the Ninase Peninsula) , are two of Saaremaa’s kitschier icons. This pair of clunky wooden windmills has been painted to resemble a giant mama and papa in traditional costume.
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Suur Töll & Piret
Estonias jauntiest statue enlivens the waterfront near the Spa Hotel Meri. It features Saaremaas legendary gigantic hero, Suur (meaning the great) Töll and his wife Piret carrying a boat laden with fish on their very naked shoulders.
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