TV Tower, Tallinn

The Tallinn Television Tower, 314 meters in height, is the tallest building in Estonia as well as in all of northern Europe. The building is a renowned touristic, cultural and leisure center. Your journey starts with visit to Cinema Hall, giving a fascinating overview of the both the tower's history and that of Estonian independence itself. Then, head up to the viewing platform and brasserie-restaurant at the 170-meter level. On top you can enjoy an interactive exhibition detailing the greatest achievements of Estonians throughout the ages. A special panorama program magnifies the view and gives a short overview of Tallinn's most interesting sights and areas. Record and broadcast video greetings in the tower’s television studio and memorialize the visit with special souvenirs.

Discover all of Tallinn easily with your Tallinn Card. Make the most of this all-inclusive sightseeing pass, offering you the most convenient way to get acquainted with the entire city. It entitles you to free admission to over 50 museums and sights, free public transportation, and various other great offers and discounts. For adults (18+) and children (up to 17), choose between a card that's valid for 24, 48, or 72 hours to get the most out of your trip to Tallinn. Bring two children under the age of 7 to museums and sights for free with your adult card. Along with your card, benefit from a detailed brochure with a map and information about all the places you can visit, so you don't miss out on anything. Some of the famous sights available to visit with your card include: • Seaplane Harbour, Estonian Maritime Museum • Museum and Visitor Centre of Fat Margaret, Estonian Maritime Museum • Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum • Tallinn TV Tower • Kadriorg Palace – Kadriorg Art Museum • KGB Prison Cells • Estonian History Museum – Great Guild Hall • Kumu Art Museum • PROTO Invention Factory

Walk on the Edge is an extreme attraction unique in Europe. Up to 4 persons at a time can take a walk along the ledge of the TV Tower’s 22nd floor, at a height of 175 meters. Walkers are attached to the tower with safety harnesses. Your walk may last up to 30 minutes and you will have photos taken, which you can have sent to you by email free of charge. Take in unobstructed, breathtaking views of Tallinn and the surrounding area, from the tallest observation deck in Northern Europe. Be prepared to provide an identity document and sign a liability agreement before your Walk on the Edge.

Take this spectacular drive along Tallinn's coast to experience the area's natural beauty and fascinating maritime and Soviet history. You'll also visit the Olympic Center, built in Tallinn for the Moscow Olympics, and learn how yachting competitions were organized during Soviet times. We follow the coastline, which is partially closed as part of the border zone established during Soviet times. At the peninsula of Viimsi, we walk to an abandoned air force base in the forest, where strategic rockets were installed until Estonia's restoration of independence in the early 1990s. On our way back to Tallinn city center, we will visit the Tallinn TV tower (also built in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics) to get to know more about the unbelievable building strategies employed by the Soviets, their censorship of the media, and the dangerous events when Estonia declared its independence in 1991. Our drive back to the city center also takes us through the biggest city district built in soviet times, a high-rise area of apartment blocks named Lasnamäe.

This panoramic tour of Tallinn will show you all the main sights of the modern city. Feel the pulse of everyday life as you discover this growing city. Learn about how Tallinn's economy is developing, and find out where the locals work and like to spend their free time. We will cover all the must-see sights in the modern city and a bit more. Tallinn is not only the capital of Estonia but also the former Cultural, Green, and Sports capital of Europe. It reflects all the trends of history and nature preservation! It attracts us with the old-school colorful wooden and hipster areas, tzar parks, romantic marine promenades, and modern harbor complexes. While driving, you will be amazed at the unforgettable synergy of the different districts and cultures living in them, you will learn what makes our city urban and attractive for all of us to live in! We will cover city parks, Tzar Palace Kadriorg and the modern KUMU museum in front of it, Song Festival ground as the symbol of national identity, then drive to the romantic forested seashore of the Pirita to enjoy its convent of the 1400s, the Olympic Village of 1980 and its objects near it such as the massive TV-tower, converted to the cute family museum, viewing platform and cafe. The final accord of the day will be visiting the hipster area "Telliskivi" rich in comprehensive street art, "Kalamaja" wooden house district of bohemian charm, the modern harbor complex Noblessner, and its sauna promenade.

The tour has two components. After we meet, we will take a panoramic trip over Tallinn. Then, we will continue the tour on foot through the Old Town. During the drive, you will feel the pulse of everyday life. Discover the developing city and learn why it is convenient to live, discover how Tallinn's economy is developing, and find out where the locals work and like to spend their free time. Visit Kadriorg Park, a summer residence for Russian emperors. During the half-hour walking tour, we will enjoy Kadriorg Palace, Kumu Art Museum, and a French-style garden. Visit Song Festival Ground, a symbol of national unity included on the UNESCO intangible list.  Experience a romantic area and a private cottage district at the seaside of Pirita. Visit Pirita convent of the 1400s and the Olympic village of the Summer Olympics of the 1980s.  In Old Town, you can learn history through interesting stories and legends. Observe the town from viewing platforms, and visit Toompea Castle, Alexandr Nevsky Cathedral and Dome Church, the Guild houses, medieval churches, a solid fortress wall, the oldest Town hall in Europe, and its pharmacy. Major sights in the Old Town: • Toompea Castle • Alexandr Nevsky Cathedral • Dome Church • Yard of Danish King • St. Nikolas Church • St. Olaf Church • Church of the Holy Spirit • House of the Great Guild • House of Brotherhood of Blackheads • Shot Leg Street and Long Leg Street • Town Hall • Town Hall Pharmacy • Cat's Well • Fat Margaret Stout • Viru Gates

Discover the best of Tallinn by visiting important sites from different periods of the city's history. Start with the jewel of Tallinn – the medieval Old Town. Check out gabled houses, churches, and squares built between the 13th and 15th centuries while your guide combines informative commentary with colorful legends that helped to define the character of the city. Learn how Tallinn boomed as a key Hanseatic commercial hub in medieval times and visit both the upper and lower Old Town.  Continue by bus or car to the leafy Kadriorg district. Explore a peaceful, green area of the city that is home to beautifully-crafted wooden villas, art museums, and a baroque palace built for Russian Tsar Peter the Great. Then head to the Pirita beach area, where you will get a glimpse of the mysterious ruins of a 15th-century convent and the city’s soviet-era TV tower. Enjoy views of the Baltic Sea and, if it's warm, plenty of sunbathers on the beach. After a lunch break, visit the Open Air Museum in Viimsi, a complex of seaside-farmhouses over 150 years old. Relax and enjoy some of the best views of the famous skyline of Tallinn from this picturesque coastal village turned museum.