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Top 5 Children's Museums in Tallinn, Harju County
Tallinn's atmospheric Old Town is an enthralling hodgepodge of medieval streets and spires. It's a small city, and the tourist areas are safe and easily explored on foot. Buy a Tallinn Card if intending to use buses, trolleys or trams. For a look into Tallinn's past, visit Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum's typical rural Estonian taverns, windmills and watermills, see the onion-domed 1900 cathedral or join the bustle in historic Town Hall Square. St. Olav's spire was once the tallest in the world.
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1. Children's Museum
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
2. Kadriorg Children's Museum Miiamilla
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
Contemporary hands-on museum for children and grown-ups.
3. Marzipana Gallery
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4.5 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By Peteincairns - Cairns, Australia
Just wandering down the cobblestone street of Tallinn when we saw this amazing shop/Gallery!! Went in and was blown away by all the Marzipan sculptures!! We were told to go downstairs and have a look around as well. There we encountered more sculptures... life size, cartoon characters, buildings, animals.... we also were given some samples of Marzipan and being a lover of the stuff, we of course bought some!!! Worth the time to go and see.....!!
4. Energy Discovery Centre
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4.0 based on 94 reviews
There’s lightning in the air at the 100-year-old power plant and science centre for the whole family in the heart of Tallinn. Energy Discovery Centre features daily lightning shows unique in Northern Europe, static electricity demonstrations, over 100 hands-on exhibits, and Planetarium screenings. Learn about electricity, energy production, and have fun with different physical phenomena. All the instructions to the exhibits are in English, Finnish and Russian as well as Estonian. The Planetarium features films narrated in all four languages. The lightning and static electricity demonstrations are performed in Estonian, Russian and English. The Centre is a 5-minute walk from both Tallinn Old City Harbour and Tallinn Old Town.
Reviewed By Kukka75 - Helsinki, Finland
Excellent. Loads of hands-on exhibits and 99% of them actually worked (I've had previous experience of similar places where many were out of order). The 500 kV lightning demonstration was awesome. The kids loved the place and so did mom. Stayed there for almost three hours. A great destination for a day trip to Tallinn with the family, a short walk from the harbour or even shorter from the old town, just follow the big chimney. Ticket prices are very reasonable. There is also a small planetarium, but we didn't go there, there were so many other things to see. The only downside was that there was no cafe or anything like that, just ice cream on sale and vending machines with treats and tea/coffee. But there is a picnic area, bring a snack for the kids, they will get hungry exploring.
5. Sarev Theatre-Room
A branch of the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum Today's apartment-museum was a home for Anna and Andres Särev in 1938-1980. Their family belongings help to preserve the homely atmosphere in the museum. Andres Särev was an actor, stage director and theatre manager but is most known for his dramatizations. He worked on books by known and loved Estonian writers Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Oskar Luts, Eduard Vilde, Aadu Hint and many others. Anna Särev, his wife, was an actress but more importantly the person behind the idea of the museum. She vehemently worked towards establishing a theatre museum in their home. It was opened after her death in 1982. Thematic evenings and meetings take place in the Theatre-Room. From July to September 2016 the museum is open Tue-Sat 10 AM-6 PM. Every tuesday is a Theatre Art Tuesday! We welcome families at 3 PM every tuesday at workshops dedicated to stage make up and stage props. You can also try on costumes and improvise a whole play (or just a scene).
