Estonian Open Air Museum

The Estonian Open Air Museum (Estonian: Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum) is a life-sized reconstruction of an 18th century rural/fishing village, which comes complete with church, inn, schoolhouse, several mills, a fire station, twelve farmyards and net sheds. The site spans 79 hectares of land and contains 72 separate buildings and is located 8km to the west of Tallinn city center at Rocca al Mare. Established in 1957, the museum showcases 68 farmhouses assembled into twelve farmyards from North, South and West Estonia.

Along with the farmyards, old public buildings are arranged singularly and in groups in a way that represents an overview of Estonian vernacular architecture of the past two centuries.

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francesco p
9 May 2011
This is a must-go place for those visiting Tallinn. Locals enjoy a stroll here too, mostly with kids. Fat tuesday in winter and midsummernight-eve are some kind of positively crowded events.
Laura Abbott
23 May 2016
Absolutely beautiful and definitely worth picking up the free audio guide. Stunning views across the bay too.
Michael Schestag
13 August 2017
Great, must-see if you stay longer than 1 or 2 days, huge area in the woods, great for taking a walk and learning how people lived in former days, quiet during weekdays (not so many "show elements")
Angelina Lunina
11 January 2015
Must see for tourists. Amazing atmosphere of Estonian countryside and strong spirit of history. Lovely place.
vasilina dp
19 July 2019
Totally worth it!Beautiful location in the forest to take a stroll, great work done with all the buildings and their interior. We spend some quality relaxing time and learned a lot of interesting info
Irina Zhuravskaya
29 October 2014
Прекрасно здесь и осенью, в октябре! Это действительно не Таллинн, а Эстония, природа, море аутентичность... Стоит посетить, особенно с детьми ???? а еще в корчме вкусненький глинтвейн!
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