What to do and see in Kaliningrad, Northwestern District: The Best History Museums

October 20, 2021 Tambra Mccollister

A little extra chunk of Russia stuck between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad was known as Königsberg from its founding by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century until after World War II. It was renamed, repopulated with Russians and became part of the Soviet Union. Today, as it has been for centuries, it’s known for amber products, with most of the world’s harvestable amber still lying off its coast. The 14th century Königsberg Cathedral is a main city attraction.
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1. Museum of East Prussia

Dzerzhinskogo, 31, Kaliningrad 236004 Russia +7 900 568-91-85 http://vk.com/club18634545
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Museum of East Prussia

2. Museum of inclusions, jewelry and amber products "50 million years"

Remontnaya St., 37, Kaliningrad 236017 Russia +7 902 415-03-88 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/50millionov-103723498423880
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Museum of inclusions, jewelry and amber products "50 million years"

The museum is located in an old German house in the historical district of Kaliningrad. Here you will get acquainted with the history of amber and the art of jewelers, see the collection of inclusions, and also be able to purchase items at the manufacturer's price. The collection of the museum - a variety of samples representing the color palette of amber, rare forms and items from different eras.

3. Bunker Museum

Universitetskaya St., 2 A, Kaliningrad 236040 Russia 53 65 9346 05 93 http://www.westrussia.org/index.php/filialy-muzeya/item/10-%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B9%20%22%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B6%22
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4.5 based on 340 reviews

Bunker Museum

Reviewed By mudhoney5

We stumbled into the place (as it was a rainy day) but found a very interesting exhibition which took us way back in history!

4. Friedland Gates Museum

Dzerzhinskogo St., 30, Kaliningrad 236039 Russia +7 401 264-40-20 [email protected] http://www.fvmuseum.ru
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Friedland Gates Museum

Local history museum “Friedland gate” is located in similarly named architectural monument of XIX century- town gates “Friedland”, which were build in 1862 and which used to be a part of town fortifications of Koenigsberg.The museum is dedicated to the history of prewar Koenigsberg. And it’s block-stone road “leads” to the past of forever gone town Koenigsberg…Under the gates, combining he real block-stone road and it’s image on old prewar photos which are projected on lateral walled up embrasures; begins the unbelievable by force of emotional impact stroll across the streets of old town, “taking away” the walls and opening out the borders of time and space. The carts creak, the walking by ladies heels click, the children laugh – Friedland gate opens the time portal to the town which no longer exists. The “stroll” lasts exactly an hour and during this time you may “pass” according logically build route the whole historical center of the town look into town windows of the shops, cafes, pharmacies (the museum windows are designed in the form of street windows), to bargain at the fish market, and at the end of the stroll, just by one step come from a virtual park to find yourself in a real landscape park spreading across the bounds of Friedland gate and made on the place of former fortifications.

5. Great Patriotic War History Museum

Sovetsky prospekt, fort # 5, Kaliningrad 236000 Russia +7 401 245-39-02 http://westrussia.org/index.php/filialy-muzeya/item/14-%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%B9%20%5C%22%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%20%E2%84%965%5C%22
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4.5 based on 33 reviews

Great Patriotic War History Museum

6. Konigsberg Stock Exchange

Leninskiy Avenue, 83, Kaliningrad 236039 Russia http://kaliningradartmuseum.ru
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Konigsberg Stock Exchange

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