To celebrate Tallinn Day, Tallinn City Museum is once again bringing back its traditional History Tram tours. The festivities also include a special guided tour at the Carved Stone Museum in the bastion passages, marking its 10th anniversary this year, while Kalamaja Museum invites visitors to rediscover the story of Old Thomas, who, according to local legend, was originally from Kalamaja.<\/p>\n
History Tram journey: Kadriorg\u2013Kopli\u2013Kadriorg<\/strong><\/p>\n The History Tram is a special initiative where guides introduce passengers to the story of Tallinn unfolding outside the tram windows along the Kadriorg\u2013Kopli\u2013Kadriorg route. Tours depart at fixed times from the tram siding next to Katharinenthal Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n The tram is a traditional, dignified, and environmentally friendly means of transport whose history in Tallinn dates back to 1888. That was the year the city\u2019s first horse tram line began operating on the route from Vanaturu Kael to Kadriorg.<\/p>\n Step aboard Tallinn City Museum\u2019s beloved History Tram and experience the city. As the tram rolls from Kadriorg to Kopli and back again, guides bring Tallinn to life through captivating stories of the capital\u2019s past, present, and future.<\/p>\n Departing from next to Katharinenthal Caf\u00e9, the History Tram offers a unique journey through the streets and stories of Tallinn. It is a chance to travel through time aboard one of the city\u2019s most iconic forms of transport \u2013 Tallinn\u2019s tram history dates back to 1888, when the city\u2019s very first horse-drawn tram began operating between Vanaturu Kael and Kadriorg. Today, the tram remains a charming, sustainable, and timeless way to discover the city.<\/p>\n On Tallinn Day, the ticket price is \u20ac1.<\/p>\n Read more and buy tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Special tour: Carved Stone Museum 10<\/strong><\/p>\n Step into the atmospheric 17th-century passageways and discover how Tallinn was quite literally built on limestone. In this one-of-a-kind museum, the walls and the artworks surrounding you are carved from the very same stone, creating a striking connection between the city and its history. Preserved in its original form, the bastion corridor itself becomes part of the exhibition experience.<\/p>\n The museum\u2019s permanent exhibition, City of Ruins<\/em>, features more than 200 carved stones and architectural fragments, guiding visitors through four evocative spaces: the Garden of Eden, the Hall of Columns, the Hall of Death, and the Hall of the Sun. It is a journey through centuries of Tallinn\u2019s history \u2013 mysterious, monumental, and unlike anywhere else in the city.<\/p>\n The tour will be conducted in Estonian.<\/p>\n Start time: 4:00 PM On Tallinn Day, the ticket price is \u20ac1. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vana-ja-uus-tramm-e1704628319835.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span>On Tallinn City Museum\u2019s History Tram rides, passengers can observe the city through the tram windows while listening to guides tell stories about the past, present, and future of our capital.<\/p>\n<\/a>Hidden within Tallinn\u2019s historic bastion passages, the Carved Stone Museum, part of the Kiek in de K\u00f6k Fortifications Museum, celebrates its 10th anniversary on May 15. To mark the occasion alongside Tallinn Day festivities, curator and keeper of the city museum\u2019s stone collection, Risto Paju, will lead a special guided tour through this extraordinary underground world.<\/p>\n
\nMeeting point: ticket office area of Kiek in de K\u00f6k
\nParticipation with a pre-purchased ticket only.<\/p>\n
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