Estonian Open Air Museum
Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum
A reconstructed rural Estonia from the 18th to 20th centuries, set among seaside pines, complete with farmhouses, windmills and a wooden church.
The Estonian Open Air Museum sits on the coast at Rocca al Mare, on the western outskirts of Tallinn. It covers about 80 hectares and gathers 74 traditional buildings moved from across the country. They are arranged into farmsteads, fishing villages and manor estates, and include thatched-roof barn houses, windmills, water mills, a wooden church dating from 1699, a village school and a small country tavern. In summer, costumed staff demonstrate baking, weaving and blacksmithing. At the tavern, Kolu Kõrts, you can eat traditional pea soup and dark rye bread. Bicycles can be rented to get around the grounds. Summer admission is about 15 euros, with lower winter prices (check the official website). Take bus 21 or 21B from the city centre, about 25 minutes, to Rocca al Mare stop.
Opening hours
May–September approx. 10:00–20:00 (park); winter 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Telliskivi Creative City
- Kalamaja
- Balti Jaam Market
- St. Mary's Cathedral (Toomkirik)
- Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Seaplane Harbour
- Toompea