Tallinn Off The Beaten Path

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Most Viewed Off The Beaten Path in Tallinn

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Parks, Statues & Memorials

Parks, Statues & Memorials, Tallinn

 9 Reviews  My granddaughter went up into this park which was near the Viru Gate and took some photos of some of the statues there. It is a park in Tallinn City Center which has a statue dedicated to a famous... 

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Day Trips

Day Trips, Tallinn

 5 Reviews  Traveling to Tallinn in winter you can feel that you want to do something but cold winter Tallinn doesnt offer activies... It is a reason to do a trip to place called Kohtla-Nomme to the Centre of... 

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Architecture

Architecture, Tallinn

 11 Reviews  A narrow street which runs just inside the seaward walls, not over-visited, not on the main tour group paths.....rather run-down in parts, and very atmospheric. And along Laboratooriumi is a... 

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Open Air Museum

Open Air Museum, Tallinn

 6 Reviews  This museum shows old houses from all over Estonia. The wild forest, that is made as a museum, is filled with 18-20th-century farm buildings, windmills, as well as other wooden construction that you... 

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Olympic Sailing

Olympic Sailing, Tallinn

 3 Reviews  Rather a nice one, this, set up in honour of the Tallinn Sailing Regatta in the 2002 Olympics. It's called 'Merineid, by Edgar Viies, and is placed to the side of the huge Viru shopping centre. It's... 

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St. Bridget's

St. Bridget's, Tallinn

 5 Reviews  St. Brigit was the largest monastery of Old Livonia, opened in 1407. It had a typical Gothic style. The church was destroyed in the second half of the 16th century. Nowadays it is possible to see the... 

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TV Tower

TV Tower, Tallinn

 4 Reviews  In the lobby at the base of the TV Tower take the time to admire the fine stained glass windows which run the length of the outside wall. Each pane features a snippet of life and work in the socialist... 

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Pirita

Pirita, Tallinn

 3 Reviews  In addition to the beach along the Baltic Sea, the Pirita section of Tallinn has a large path on which you can walk or ride a bike. Since my visit was in late October (not in the summer), the Pirita... 

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Kadriorg

Kadriorg, Tallinn

 6 Reviews  Kadriorg - Catherine's Valley - named for the wife of Peter the Great - a short tram ride from the centre of Tallinn, is a lovely seaside area of park and gracious houses. Tallinners come here in... 

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Song Grounds

Song Grounds, Tallinn

 3 Reviews  One of the stops on the city bus tour was the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. The primary purpose of the Grounds is as a place for song festivals, concerts, exhibitions and other cultural and sports... 

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Museums

Museums, Tallinn

 2 Reviews  ....serves a new purpose today, housing the Estonian Art Museum's collection of works by foreign artists. There are some nice works here -but the real star is the palace itself. It's a really... 

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Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens, Tallinn

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Hostel with no name

Hostel with no name, Tallinn

 derekmacd Says:  You can get a bus from Riga, in Lativa, to Tallinn, in Estonia. There's a cheap Hostel in Tallinn called the 'Hostel with no name' and thats where I had booked... 

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Viewing Point for churches

Viewing Point for churches, Tallinn

 gubbi1 Says:  Well, it is not off the beaten path, more at the very center. You will find a point on the square in front of the city hall of Tallinn. From here you can see... 

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Garden Design Festival June 3 – October 10

Garden Design Festival June 3  – October 10, Tallinn

 grandmaR Says:  Outside the walls of the old town there were some exhibition gardens. This was because there was a garden design festival which had local designers as well as... 

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Ladies in the windows

Ladies in the windows, Tallinn

 lalikes Says:  Every evening we would have to walk down this particular street to get to our hotel. We would see the same lady sitting in the window. We thought she was a... 

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KGB headquarters

KGB headquarters, Tallinn

 leics Says:  Maybe this is 'on the beaten track': I'm not sure.Number 59 Pikk became the headquarters of the KGB in 1940, after the Russians took Estonia. People thought to... 

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The Streets of Tallinn

The Streets of Tallinn, Tallinn

 mydreamquest Says:  The parks and pathways that make up the borders of Tallinn's Old Town are peaceful. Within the peace is aggressive driving and then the modern development of... 

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American BBQ Restaurant

American BBQ Restaurant, Tallinn

 JeffandMerliis Says:  My wonderful wife found this great restaurant with southern US (Texas/Memphis style) BBQ. The menu also offers creole and cajun dishes along with Dr. Pepper and... 

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little caffee in the bookshop

little caffee in the bookshop, Tallinn

 oogi1 Says:  This caffee is in the second floor of Apollo bookshop.. there are so good baked goods.. and different kind of cakes and salats and sandwitches.. and cappucino... 

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seems like time have stoped there- Balti Jaam

seems like time have stoped there- Balti Jaam, Tallinn

 oogi1 Says:  this is such a place(Balti station Market) where is very live marketplace and sociallife.. you can buy antiquethings and things from soviettimes in a very cheap... 

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Apteek 1422

Apteek 1422, Tallinn

 Gili_S Says:  This is Apteek 1422 or old Pharmacy in the old city. According to its name and information here it is exactly the same business since 1422 which sound very old... 

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One nice corner

One nice corner, Tallinn

 Gili_S Says:  This is one of the corners that not everyone sees or passes by here, but it is very nice and special. Also a restaurant & terrace is here where you can sit,... 

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Tallinn Zoo

Tallinn Zoo, Tallinn

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You know me ;-) I had to take...

You know me ;-) I had to take..., Tallinn

 sabsi Says:  You know me ;-) I had to take pictures of the port of course ;-))) 

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Radisson Blu Tallinn

 7 Reviews and 200 Opinions  The Radisson Blu Tallinn is one of the new and modern hotels in Tallinn. It is right in the city... 

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Hotel Telegraaf

 2 Reviews and 442 Opinions  We paid 78€ per night for a double room without breakfast in early March 2011. For a 5 star boutique... 

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Swissotel Tallinn

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 In October of 2006, I spent a total of 8 days in the beautiful city of Tallinn, Estonia. My trip was after the busy summer travel season, so there was the advantage of few crowds and lines. The... 

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 According to legend, eskimos have over a hundred words for snow. Being continually exposed to the same thing normally causes humans to develop an ability to differentiate between things most normal...... 

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  I wanted to visit Estonia and firstly capital Tallinn for maybe already 5 years, but I always changed it to other travel destinations. Finally I visited it in 2007 July - explored Tallinn in 3 days.... 

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 I'd wanted to visit Tallinn for quite a while. The early-morning budget flight from Stansted is a real pain for me to get to (it meant leaving home at 2.30am), so it's taken me some time to... 

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Amazing capital of Estonia

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