Travel Reference
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Getting There: Reach the park on tram #1 or #3 (direction: Kadriorg;
catch at any tram stop around the Old Town). Get off at the Kadriorg stop (the
endoftheline,wheretramsturnandheadbackintotown),andwalk200yards
straight ahead and up Weizenbergi, the park's main avenue. Peter's summer
palace is on the left; behind it, visit the formal garden (free). At the end of the
avenue is the Kumu Art Museum, the park's most important sight. A taxi from
Hotel Viru to this area should cost €5 or less.
Visiting Kadriorg Park: The palace's manicured gardens (free to enter)
are a pure delight; on weekends, you'll likely see a steady parade of brides
and grooms here, posing for wedding pictures. The summer palace itself is
home to the Kadriorg Art Museum (Kadrioru Kunstimuuseum), with very
modest Russian and Western European galleries (€4.50; May-Sept Tue-Sun
10:00-17:00, Wed until 20:00; Oct-April Wed-Sun 10:00-17:00, closed Tue;
closed Mon year-round; tel. 606-6400, www.kadriorumuuseum.ee/en ) .
The fenced-offyarddirectly behind the garden iswhere you'll spotthe loc-
al “White House” (although it's pink)—home of Estonia's president . Walk
around to the far side to find its main entrance, with the seal of Estonia above
the door, flagpoles flying both the Estonian and the EU flags, and stone-faced
guards.
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