The Best History Museums in The Baltics

Home to a vast network of military tunnels and a historical cannon tower, Kiek in de Kok and Bastion Passages Museum documents the secret his

At Latvian War Museum learn about the political and military history of the country. Told through photographs and awards, the story of Latvia

Right in the heart of Tallinn’s Old Town, tucked away safely behind the thick walls of a 15th century building, you'll find the priceless col

Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum tells the story of 70,000 people forced to live and work behind barbed wire, only to be tortured and

Learn about Lithuania's long and tumultuous history at National musem of Lithuania. The comprehensive museum boasts about 800,000 items sprea

Learn about traditional rural life in Lithuania at Rumsiskes Open-Air Museum. Stretching 175 hectares (432 acres), it is one of the largest m

Inside a neo-Gothic palace, enclosed in iron gates with two eagle sculptures at the entrance, Maarjamae Palace Estonian History Museum (Maarj

Visit Museum of Photography, a former prison that now features collections of photographs and antique cameras, as well as presentations on th

Originally constructed by the knights of the Teutonic Order, Kuressaare Castle represents one of the country's most well-preserved medieval d