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    Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum

    Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum forms a museum complex over 500 metres long that includes four towers: Kiek in de Kök, Maiden's Tower, Tallitorn Tower, and the Gate Tower of the Short Leg (Lühikese jala väravatorn). The fortification museum also includes mysterious underground bastion passages, which house the Carved Stone Museum.
    The Kiek in de Kök exhibition provides an overview of the warfare of the past.
    The bastion passages were built in the 17th–18th centuries. The exposition of the bastion passages introduces the history of the defensive structures and the most important military events.
    The bastion passages and the Carved Stone Museum can be explored with an audio guide, which we ask you to download to your phone beforehand.

    Note! From 1 November, the Kiek in de Kök tower will be closed for renovation.

    During the works, the rest of the Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum will remain open, including.

    Free with Tallinn Card!

    During free Museum Sundays (07.07; 04.08; 01.09; 06.10; 03.11; 01.12) only the only the first floor of Kiek in de Kök, Bastion Passages, Maiden Tower, Stable Tower, and Gate Tower are open.

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    • A really interesting walk through the history of the bastions and tunnels

      tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
      October 22, 2024 By 450gilliant

      Amazing tunnels and bastions. The history through time is really interesting. It is not suitable for wheelchair users, pushchairs, or those with severe mobility issues. Well worth a visit.

    • Not expect something spectacular

      tripadvisor rating 4 of 5
      September 14, 2024 By Dreamer16562686902

      Nice place, beautiful area, very well preserved, transmits old centuries spirit. Cannot be missed while in Old Town of Tallinn. The fee for museum visit seems to be a little too high for what it... Read more comments

    • Fascinating, beautiful, and great value.

      tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
      September 11, 2024 By TrushamRed

      Really enjoyable. A restored 15th century and tunnel complex doesn't, on the face of it, sound particularly interesting, but it gave us an insight into Tallinn that was both unexpected and... Read more comments