Tallinn
Kadriorg
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Tsar Peter the Great's pink-palace park district with Estonia's presidential residence, Kumu Art Museum and a tram-stop into the centre.
East of the centre on the way to Pirita beach, Kadriorg is an 18th-century park built by Peter the Great for Catherine I. The pink baroque Kadriorg Palace houses the foreign-art branch of the Art Museum of Estonia; nearby Kumu Art Museum (modern Estonian art) won European Museum of the Year 2008. The Estonian presidential office is the modest neoclassical building at the park's east end. Tram 1 and 3 reach the centre in 10 min.
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Family-friendly
Centrality
What you gain
- ↑Kumu Art Museum — Estonia's premier modern art museum
- ↑Kadriorg Park magnolias, chestnuts and lilacs flagship spring sequence
- ↑Tram 1 to Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square) in 9 min
What you sacrifice
- ↓Limited dinner options — most travel back to centre after 20:00
- ↓Hotels limited to a handful of small boutiques
- ↓Park empties after dark (safe, but quiet)
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