Estonia

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Image of Piusa Sand Caves located in Obinitsa, Estonia
Obinitsa, Estonia

Piusa Sand Caves

Man-made mineral caves house massive bat colony

Just beneath the ground in the Piusa Sand Caves, is a massive group of hibernating bats. Having made their home in the man-made passages since the 1950s, the size of this protected bat house has... »

Fascinating Fauna | Edited by serflac and atimian

Image of Turisalu Missile Hangar located in Turisalu, Estonia | Missile Hanger as seen from the outside.
Turisalu, Estonia

Turisalu Missile Hangar

Abandoned Soviet base once stocked with short and medium range missiles pointed at western Europe

A missile hangar in the former Soviet base in Türisalu, this site is one of the bases where the Soviet Union had set up short and medium range missiles with nuclear warheads pointed at western... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Image of Turisalu Cliff located in Turisalu, Estonia | Turisalu cliff in the winter.
Turisalu, Estonia

Turisalu Cliff

Hot spot for Estonia's youth to commit suicide by diving into the Baltic Sea

Known for its negative reputation as a suicide hot spot for Estonia’s youth, the Turisalu pank is a cliff that stands 100 feet high. Part of the Baltic Kint, the cliff, situated at the... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Image of Haunted Guest House located in Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia

Haunted Guest House

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding

Legend says that once upon a time the landlord of this guest house had fallen on the hard times and, desperate for money, he rented the house to a cloaked stranger for one night only under the... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by stanestane, dzamonja and others

Image of Old Observatory in Tartu located in Tartu, Estonia
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 old observatory of Tartu University on Tõravere hill was founded in 1802 when the university reopened after a hiatus in the 18th century. This venerable building holds historical... »

Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Nicholas Jackson

Image of Supilinn - The Soup Town located in Tartu, Estonia
Tartu, Estonia

Supilinn - The Soup Town

Historic slum of Tartu

Supilinn, or Soup Town or Tartu is one of the last historic 19th century slums surviving in Europe. The neighborhood sprung up around A Le Coq brewery on the bank of Emajõgi river. The low-lying... »

Intriguing Environs | Edited by stanestane and Dylan

Image of Kaali Meteorite Crater Field located in Kaali, Estonia
Kaali, Estonia

Kaali Meteorite Crater Field

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult

Kaali, on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, is the site of the last giant meteorite impact to occur in a densely populated region. The landscape that the collision left in its aftermath has been... »

Strange Science, Disaster Areas, Odd Accommodations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Trevor, Dylan and others

Image of Patarei Sea Fortress-Prison located in Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia

Patarei Sea Fortress-Prison

This imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison is now open to visitors.

The beautiful triangular fortress of Patarei, built for Nicholas I in the early nineteenth century and used in the twentieth as a Soviet prison, is now open to the public as a museum. The former... »

Crime and Punishment | Edited by wythe