Estonian Open Air Museum

A really good and quite large open air museum, showcasing Estonian rural buildings from all corners of the country. Definitely worth visiting! In october many of the buildings were closed (maybe 1/3 were open), so you could only see them from the outside - still managed to spend over three hours here. So take your time and enjoy - beside the houses, the whole area is nice. There are animals grazing etc. And the historical cafe/restaurant is really lovely - it is a roadside tavern from 19th century! Takes about 30 minutes to come with the public bus from city centre.

This is a good 7km walk amongst the forest filled with original Estonian buildings from the 1800s, inc some windmills, farms, fisherman cottages & more… Definitely worth a visit! They also had an original Soviet building complex set up to show the changes through the years, which was very interesting.

1 | A beautiful open-air museum located right by the sea. The area is fairly large and contains rural buildings from the 18th to 20th centuries, brought here from different parts of Estonia. As a visitor, you get a very good idea of how people of various professions used to live, cook, and work. It’s a great weekend destination for families with children. 2 | The open-air museum includes rural houses, animal enclosures, windmills, a café, a souvenir shop, and other buildings. I especially liked the playground — Estonians are really good at shaping public spaces and working with wood. 3 | The summer season runs from April 23 to September 28, and the winter season from September 29 to April 22. A regular ticket in the summer season costs €18, and in the winter season €14. A family ticket costs €38 in summer and €30 in winter. For an additional fee, you can ride a horse or rent a cart or a bicycle. 4 | If you plan to visit the museum outside the main season, I recommend checking in advance which buildings are open. Some of them may be closed. 5 | There is a parking lot right in front of the museum (free for visitors), or you can arrive by bus. The journey from the city center takes about 30 minutes. 6 | The museum is very well maintained. All buildings are restored and accompanied by information boards. We explored the museum quite thoroughly and spent about an hour and a half there.

An excellent place to visit. The old buildings are well preserved. It spread across a huge area so be ready to walk and be ready to spend a lot of time. It's little far away from the old city and downtown. Bus connectivity could be availed on weekdays. But during weekends it's better to book a cab since public transport runs on a reduced interval. There is a nice cafe in the middle of the museum. Serves delicious cake and coffee

Great place to wander around, giving a great insight of how people in Estonia lived in the past. The little tavern served delicious homemade cinnamon rolls and other delicacies.

Enjoyable location for the family. My kids (8,5,1) really enjoyed themselves. Cost €28 to enter during the winter. Some things were locked, but we still had plenty to explore. I would imagine this being a brilliant place to visit when there is snow!

I would gladly give the place 6 stars. There is plenty to see and try out. It's set in a forest, so a pleasant walk in between buildings. There is a cafe with good food at a reasonable price. And as with most open-air museums, it's the volunteers and special events that bring the place to life. We saw a group of dancers dancing various traditional dances and they also got quite a few of us dancing along at the end. The volunteers in the rooms were enthusiastic, the old lady teaching us how to use stilts was especially enthusiastic.

A beautiful place that takes you back to the distant and recent past. The entire area is very well maintained, in addition to the houses, shop, school or church, we recommend visiting the café, where it smells of cinnamon and coffee and dessert with a view of the sea were a nice addition to our trip to the Estonian past.