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▲Kadriorg Park
—This expansive seaside park, home to a summer royal
residence and the Kumu Art Museum, is just a five-minute tram ride or a
25-minute walk from Hotel Viru. After Russia took over Tallinn in 1710,
PetertheGreatbuiltthecute,pint-sizedKadriorgPalaceforTsarinaCatherine
(the palace's name means “Catherine's Valley”)
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Stately, peaceful, and cris-
scrossed by leafy paths, the park has a rose garden, duck-filled pond, play-
ground and benches, and old tsarist guardhouses harkening back to the days
of Russian rule. It's a delightful place for a stroll or a picnic. If it's rainy, duck
into one of the cafés in the park's art museums (described below).
