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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.
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
tripadvisor rating 4.1 of 5
based on 1283 reviews
Could be improved
tripadvisor rating 3 of 5This “museum” has interesting content but could use some improvement. The hotel in which it’s housed was used as a KGB listening post, so the entire museum is about what occurred there. The guide was... Read more comments
Book in advance
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5You can't come to Tallinn without visiting the KGB Museum. Definitely book in advance though. We were in Estonia for a week so we knew we would see it but we noticed how quickly it books out... Read more comments
Must see in Tallinn!
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5This is a must do in Tallinn. I would book it in advance because it sells out quickly. Extremely interesting. If you are fascinated by Russian history, espionage, spies, etc., this will really... Read more comments
