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

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Noora

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

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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.

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Old Observatory in Tartu

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

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Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.

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The Struve Geodetic Arc

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

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