ESTONIA - Scandinavia - page 993

Tallinn at a Glance
▲▲▲Tallinn's Old Town Well-preserved medieval center with cobble-
stoned lanes, gabled houses, historic churches, and turreted city walls.
Hours: Always open. See here .
▲▲Kumu Art Museum The best of contemporary Estonian art dis-
played in a strikingly modern building. Hours: May-Sept Tue-Sun
11:00-18:00, closed Mon; Oct-April Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00, closed Mon-
Tue; open Wed until 20:00 year-round. See here .
▲Museum of Occupation Estonia's tumultuous, sometimes secret his-
tory under Soviet and Nazi occupiers from 1940 to 1991. Hours: June-
Aug Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00, Sept-May Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, closed Mon
year-round. See here .
▲Kadriorg Park Vast, strollable oasis with the palace gardens, Kumu
Art Museum, and a palace built by Tsar Peter the Great. Hours: Park al-
ways open. See here
▲Song Festival Grounds National monument and open-air theater
where Estonians sang for freedom. Hours: Open long hours. See here .
▲Estonian Open - Air Museum Authentic farm and village buildings
preserved in a forested parkland. Hours: Late April-Sept—park open
daily 10:00-20:00, buildings open until 18:00; Oct-late April—park open
daily 10:00-17:00 but buildings closed. See here .
Town Hall and Tower Gothic building with history museum and climb-
able tower on the Old Town's main square. Hours: Museum—July-Aug
Mon-Sat 10:00-16:00, closed Sun and rest of year; tower—May-mid-Sept
daily 11:00-18:00, closed rest of year. See here .