Hotel Viru and KGB Museum
There once was a hotel that came to be named the Viru.
The year was 1972, and there were still two decades or so until the fall of Communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Any hotel that was appropriate for foreign visitors also had to be appropriate for the KGB...
This museum tells the story of more than just one hotel and the KGB: it is a treasure trove of stories of two different worlds - one which existed mostly on paper, of happy Soviet citizens living in friendship and never wanting for anything, led by a wise, all-powerful group of men in a place where there were never any accidents or catastrophes; and the other real world, which was a very different and a much tougher place to live in.
Please book in advance to visit the museum.
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tripadvisor rating 4.1 of 5
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You can only enter this experience by pre-booking.
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5We pre booked this tour after realising that you can't just turn up, it's a guided tour. Upon meeting our guide Pavel in Reception, we headed up to the 22nd floor in the lift, then the final floor... Read more comments
Transported back to 1972 era through an incredible guide
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5An incredibly insightful tour that really transported us back in time to the Viru Hotel of the 70s-80s Soviet era. Our tour guide Margit was excellent. Very knowledgeable and passionate about the... Read more comments
KGB Museum/Venus Hotel tour
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Absolutely fantastic experience by an extremely knowledgeable guide - Margit. Well worth the time and the money. So much information given within the hour - I could have stayed for longer. Tours are... Read more comments
