Attractions & museums

Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum

Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum forms a complex over 500 m long, encompassing four medieval towers: the Kiek in de Kök cannon tower, the Maiden Tower, the Marstal (Stable Tower) Tower, and the Short Leg Gate Tower. The museum introduces the city's historical fortifications, the townspeople's homes built in the towers and along the wall, the artists who lived in the tower, and the Maiden Tower café. The museum also continues with the 17th-century bastion passages underground, where the Carved Stone Museum is located.

Everything is connected by a wall passage, which offers a beautiful view of Tallinn's Old Town!

The museum can be visited as a whole or in parts.

Free with Tallinn Card!

During free Museum Sundays (02.03; 06.04; 04.05; 01.06; 06.07; 03.08; 07.09; 05.10; 02.11 and 07.12) only the first floor of Kiek in de Kök, Bastion Passages, Maiden Tower, Stable Tower, and Gate Tower are open.

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  • Best wall walks in Tallinn and amazing underground passages

    tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
    September 17, 2025 By keithmalin

    There are plenty of people trying to persuade you to part with your money in Tallinn for a visit to a tower or to a short wall walk, but the Kiek in de Kök trumps them all. The entrance is slightly... Read more comments

  • Great Historical Experience

    tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
    September 1, 2025 By DillonM1905

    We thoroughly enjoyed the walk on the town walls and the museum inside the Kiek, much focusing on the history of the Blackheads. Plenty for kids to do and multiple floors and room of exhibits. The... Read more comments

  • highly recommend

    tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
    August 24, 2025 By Perry G

    This is one not to miss. You get to visit the towers, exhibitions and walk along the underground corridor which was originally build during medieval time but which were then subsequently used for... Read more comments