Museums & Hiking Routes

Tartu University Nature Museum Ice Age Centre

and Botanical Garden

See a lion, marvel at glittering minerals, examine rocks and fossils, listen to the song of a wood finch, and much more at the University Nature Museum. In the botanical garden, you can feel the heat of the tropics, observe turtles, examine insectivorous plants, or check out a 70-year-old hedgehog cactus.

Located in Tartu County, the Ice Age Centre provides an overview of the causes of the Ice Age and its impact on Earth. It also introduces the history of the development of Estonian nature and human settlement, the causes of climate change and current research, as well as a vision of inhabitable environments in the future.

Sagadi Forest Museum

This museum introduces Estonia’s forests and traditional culture through displays on wood crafts and environmental issues. You can also test your knowledge of the forest at the permanent exhibition ”The Forest Journey.”

Estonian Natural History Museum

Located in Tallinn’s Old Town, the Natural History Museum displays a cross-section of Estonian nature. Approximately 90% of Estonian plant, beetle, butterfly, bird, and mammal species have found a place in the collection.

Baltic Forest Hiking baltictrails.eu

Tallinn Botanical Garden

On the outskirts of Tallinn, pure nature and beautifully designed landscapes combine. Experience the beauty and the joy of discovery among the several thousand plant species as foreign rarities and familiar Estonian plants grow side by side.

Hiking route www.loodusegakoos.ee

Cycling& bicycle trips www.visitestonia.com