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Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood

Worth a detourTallinn, Estonia

I thought this was cool. First time I’d ever seen the ‘engineering’ Pour le Mérite award

What it is

Tallinn museum on European chivalric orders, decorations, and heraldry.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Museum of Puppetry Arts300 m · $13 · about €12
  2. 2Kiek in de Kök Museum300 m · $18 · about €16

    Fortress/tunnel museum

  3. 3Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum400 m · $8.80 · about €8
  4. 4The Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom600 m · $15 · about €14
  5. 5Estonian Maritime Museum700 m · $17 · about €15

    Well done

  6. 6Estonian Museum of Architecture700 m · $11 · about €10

    By far the best architecture museum I have been to

Also on the block, if you have time

Museum of Photography (100 m), Estonian Theatre and Music Museum (200 m), Estonian History Museum (200 m), Niguliste Museum and Viewing Platform (200 m), The Banned Books Museum (300 m, free).