8 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Tartu - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Tartu

Noora

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

Museum of KGB Cells

The secret cells in the basement of the KGB's Estonian "Grey House" have been preserved as a grim Cold War museum.

Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.

The Struve Geodetic Arc

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

Old Observatory in Tartu

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Tartu Student Lock-Up

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.

World’s Largest Hoberman Sphere

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

Karl Ernst von Baer Statue

Once a year, local students "clean" this statue with a champagne shower.

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Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.

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