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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Estonia

85 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Estonia

Updated January 5, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Rummu, Estonia

Rummu Underwater Prison

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

Kaali, Estonia

Kaali Meteorite Crater Field

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

Tallinn, Estonia

Linnahall

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Tallinn, Estonia

Ichthus Art Gallery

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

Varstu Parish, Estonia

Pähni Megaphones

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.

Kose Parish, Estonia

Tuhala Witch's Well

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

Tallinn, Estonia

Seaplane Harbour

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

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Tallinn, Estonia

KuKu Club

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

Tartu, Estonia

Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.

Kolkja, Estonia

Kolkja Kala-ja Sibularestora (Kolkja Old Believers Restaurant)

This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."

Kolkja, Estonia

Chicory Museum

See tools once used for processing this coffee-substitute plant before sampling its flavor firsthand.

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Stories About Estonia

The Estonian Island Where Christmas Trees Become Soda

On Saaremaa, a local distillery turns town-square trees into festive mixers.

by Ronan O'Connell

December 21, 2022

Puzzle Monday: How To Be on Time in Estonia

November 7, 2022

The Curse of the Viking Sally, the Baltic’s Most Ill-Starred Ship

The one-time floating pleasure palace left a legacy of murder and maritime disaster in its wake.

by Michael Hunt

October 6, 2022

Diving Into Estonia's Abandoned Underwater Prison

A former Soviet labor camp is now partially flooded, like an island in the middle of a lake.

by Anika Burgess

Estonia Is Going to Grow Several Inches in a Single Day

When the country switches from Russian to European standards.

by Erik Shilling

Nine Places To See the Ruins of Ancient Religious Cults

Ancient religion was strange and fierce.

by Edmund Richardson

September 6, 2013

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