Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Tallinn, Estonia

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 83 m

Experience Tallinn in Estonia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in TallinnIndividual Sights in Tallinn

Sight 1: Paul Keres

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Paul Keres Metsavend / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Paul Keres Memorial is a monument erected on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the birth of Paul Keres in Tõnismäe, Tallinn, at Pärnu mnt 44 // Tõnismägi 11a. The memorial was created in 1991.

Wikipedia: Paul Kerese mälestusmärk (ET)

978 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Tütarlaps kausiga

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Tütarlaps kausiga / GFDL

"The Girl with a Bowl" or "The Collective Farm Maiden" is a sculpture by Juta Eskel in Lembitu Park, Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Tütarlaps kausiga (ET)

594 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Jaani Seegi kirik

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Jaani See Church in Tallinn is a church in the center of Tallinn at the beginning of Tartu Road.

Wikipedia: Tallinna Jaani Seegi kirik (ET)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Politseiaed

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The Police Garden or Police Park is a park in the center of Tallinn, between Gonsiori, Pronksi, Kunder and Kreutzwaldi streets.

Wikipedia: Politseiaed (ET)

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Monument to the Estonian Resistance Soldiers (1940)

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The Battle of Raud Street is called the 21st of June 21–22, 1940 in Tallinn. There was an armed conflict at the primary school between the Estonian Communications Battalion and the so-called workers' self-defence created by the USSR forces and the Soviet occupation authorities.

Wikipedia: Raua tänava lahing (ET)

1256 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 6: Kodumaa

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"Homeland" is a granite sculpture by Peeter Mudist in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn at Green Aas 3. The work was completed in 1981.

Wikipedia: Kodumaa (skulptuur) (ET)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Eduard Vilde Museum

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The Eduard Vilde Museum, founded in 1946, is located in the City Centre district of Tallinn at Green Meadow 3.

Wikipedia: Eduard Vilde muuseum (ET)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi ausammas

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Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi ausammas Metsavend / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Monument to Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald is a monument erected in memory of the Estonian writer and doctor Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn. The authors of the monument are Endel Taniloo, Martin Saks and Harald Arman. It was completed in 1958.

Wikipedia: Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwaldi monument (Tallinn) (ET)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Lastepargi kivi

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The youth park stone is a protected boulder in Kadriorg Park, Tallinn, on the territory of the Miiamilla Children's Museum.

Wikipedia: Noortepargi kivi (ET), Website

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Apollo sculpture

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"Belvedere Apollo" is a cast-iron sculpture located in Kadriorg Park, Tallinn, which is a replica of Leochares' marble sculpture "Apollo Belvedere".

Wikipedia: Belvedere Apollo (ET)

324 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Kadriorg Palace

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Kadriorg Palace

Kadriorg Palace is an 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Both the Estonian and the German name for the palace means "Catherine's valley". It was built in 1718–1725 to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov. The palace currently houses the Kadriorg Art Museum, a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, displaying foreign art from the 16th to 20th centuries. The building of the Kumu branch of the museum, showing Estonian art from the 18th century onwards is located nearby in the Kadriorg Park.

Wikipedia: Kadriorg Palace (EN)

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Jaan Poska

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Jaan Poska Monument is a monument to Jaan Poska in Kadriorg Park in Tallinn.

Wikipedia: Jaan Poska monument (ET)

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