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KGB Museum

Sokos Hotel Viru | Viru Valjak 4, Tallinn, Estonia
+372 6 809 300
Ranked #4 of 66 attractions in Tallinn
4.5 of 5 stars 82 Reviews
Type: Museums
Owner description: In Soviet time Hotel Viru was good enough to accommodate foreigners. It also had to be good enough for the KGB ... The museum represents a collection...... more » Owner description: In Soviet time Hotel Viru was good enough to accommodate foreigners. It also had to be good enough for the KGB ... The museum represents a collection of the stories of two worlds. In one of them, mostly existing on paper, happy Soviet people enjoyed a life of plenty and friendship, led by a single wise political party. The other world – the real one – had a nature much more diverse and complicated. « less
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Bath, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

an excellent tour and really enjoyed the hour there. would recommend this as it gives you a feels for the communist era. More

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Manchester
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40 reviews 40 reviews
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85 helpful votes 85 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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I booked the tour after reading the reviews here. As others have said the tour does need to be booked in advance through the hotel website which was easy to do. There were around 11 people on our tour. I don't think I'd like to be on a tour with 25! It would be very crowded looking into the 2... More

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Helsinki
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36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012
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This is truly a compact showcase of what the soviet occupation was all about. The cheerful guide with tons of interesting anecdotes guarantees an extremely interesting hour. The views from the 23rd floor are also the best in Tallinn. Booking instructions can be found from the Viru hotel website. Highly recommended! More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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Our tour guide was energetic, friendly and funny for the whole tour, and really knew a lot about this time period and the role of the KGB in Tallinn. Really fascinating. More

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Washington, Tyne and Wear
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10 reviews 10 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012
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Small museum but has some interesting bits. I do not think people realise how much impact the Russians had on the country. More

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Fareham, Hampshire
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Amazing to see what the KGB left behind when they departed in haste in 1991. Excellent guide Jana! More

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Las Vegas, Nevada
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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person found this review helpful

I really enjoyed the KGB Museum tour and highly recommend it. I was surprised how fun it was. I would do it again if I were in Tallinn. The guide was excellent. More

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wolfville
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

The guide is an excellent story teller and has several props to liven up the talk. The group of 25 seemed to enjoy it. It is only a staircase of photos and two small rooms and a lot of story telling. The whole thing takes about 1.20 hours. Strangely interesting. No one seemed bored or restless. Worth the 7 Euros. More

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Canada
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74 helpful votes 74 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012
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Friends in Helsinki had highly recommended this tour and we were not disappointed. Fortunately we booked in advance, as the tour was fully booked (25 people) and people were turned away. As noted, there is little to see but it is the stories that the tour guide tells that offer fascinating (and sad) insights of Estonia during the Soviet Occupation.... More

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Athens
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

very nice idea of how things worked in soviet world. More

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