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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tartu

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tartu, Estonia

Updated October 1, 2019

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Museum of KGB Cells

Tartu, Estonia

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.
Noora, the new main building of the National Archives of Estonia.

Tartu, Estonia

Noora

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

Tartu, Estonia

Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu.
The Tartu Old Observatory

Tartu, Estonia

The Struve Geodetic Arc

A historic scientific breakthrough that crosses nine borders.

Tartu, Estonia

Old Observatory in Tartu

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

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Tartu Student Lock-Up

Troublesome students were detained in this tiny graffiti-covered university jail.
World's largest Hoberman Sphere in Estonia.

Tartu, Estonia

World’s Largest Hoberman Sphere

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

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Karl Ernst von Baer Statue

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

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