Solve riddles from the Viru Gate via Town Hall Square and Toompea Hill to the House of the Blackheads and hear the stories of Tallinn’s medieval old town, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.6 · 71 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (71)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock tales of Hanseatic merchants, monks and old Tallinn.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 4.0 (3)
For friends, colleagues and escape room fans: solve a separate puzzle at each landmark, with no storyline to follow and three hint levels as a safety net.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to the stories and background at each stop and simply enjoy the streets at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Tallinn scavenger hunt starts at the Viru Gate and leads to St Catherine’s Dominican Monastery and the Town Hall. Via the Wilde and Vilde monument and Freedom Square you climb to Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Toompea, then return to the Great Guild Hall, the House of the Blackheads and Pikk Street, finishing at the Maritime Museum in Fat Margaret tower.
The 10 stops cover about 2.6 km, roughly 38 minutes of walking. Start anywhere or change the order in the app; Google Maps guides you. No entry tickets needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Tallinn’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Northern Europe, with city walls, towers and merchant houses from its Hanseatic days. Old Thomas has watched over the Gothic Town Hall since 1530, the onion domes of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral crown Toompea Hill, and St Olaf’s spire once made it one of the tallest buildings in the world.
A city game turns sightseeing into a shared challenge. You have to observe to find each answer, so you remember far more than from a guidebook, and the stories and local legends bring every stop to life. There is no tour time to meet: start, pause and finish whenever it suits you.
The Tallinn scavenger hunt takes about 2 hours: 10 stops and about 38 minutes (2.6 km) of actual walking, the rest is riddles and stories. You can pause at any time and continue later.
It starts at the Viru Gate and finishes at the Estonian Maritime Museum in Fat Margaret tower, by the Great Coast Gate. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you get a reference by email; enter it in the World City Trail app and start whenever you like.
Yes, it works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Tallinn scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Tallinn scavenger hunt now and spend two hours solving riddles between towers, guild houses and city walls, starting whenever you are ready.
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