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KGB Prison Cells in Tallinn

Worth a stopTallinn, Estonia·I’d go back

Intense

What it is

Preserved cells in the former KGB headquarters with exhibits on Soviet repression in Estonia.

Pair it with

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

  1. 1Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum200 m · $8.80 · about €8
  2. 2Estonian Maritime Museum200 m · $17 · about €15

    Well done

  3. 3Museum of Puppetry Arts400 m · $13 · about €12
  4. 4Estonian Museum of Architecture500 m · $11 · about €10

    By far the best architecture museum I have been to

  5. 5Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood500 m · $13 · about €12

    I thought this was cool.

  6. 6Kiek in de Kök Museum700 m · $18 · about €16

    Fortress/tunnel museum

Also on the block, if you have time

The Estonian Museum of Natural History (100 m), Estonian Health Museum (200 m), Tallinna Rahvaste Muuseum (200 m), Tallinn City Life Museum (200 m), The Banned Books Museum (300 m, free).