Rannarootsi muuseum — Attraction in Haapsalu linn

This is a tiny museum dedicated to the history of swedish people in the surrounding territories. The museum consists of a two store house and a garden with several buildings - a storage and fish smoking hut - and a small piers with several fishing boats.

Inside the house, there are several rooms with expositions and touristic handmade souvenirs for sale.

With respect to expositions, the information presented is quite scarce, mostly text to read, similarly the items presented are very few and not particularly interesting. You can rush through the place within 20 minutes, nothing catches your attention much. The information is rather general, no stories about particular people living here, no catchy facts, no personal items, no examples of Swedish texts/speaking of that time, no interesting statistics, etc.

The garden is pretty simple, a couple of apple trees, some historic pictures on the walls (which were actually quite interesting because some of them depicted real people living in the area). The storage and smoking hut were rather empty and not interactive. Would be cool to try some fish. The boats looked also somewhat abandoned, some were filled with water.

My favourite part was practicing knitting knots n the garden, but the activity was quite short, I wish there were more of that.

I feel that this museum has a great potential but lacks interesting information and interactivity. For now I would not come...

The smaller the museum is, the more interesting it is. This small museum is huge in so many ways. It has a soul. First of all, it is located in a picturesque place; right next to the sea. This museum is about real people and their lifes; this is what made it so attractive for me. Inside there is a cozy homey atmosphere; I lost a track of time and felt like I was invited to someone's house. The staff are super friendly. The entrance fee is 5EUR but you get way more than you expect. There is a coffee machine and ice cream and of course some souveniers. It is definitely worth visiting. Before you leave, walk around the museum because the views from the shore are amazing. It is easy to get there from the centre: on foot ca 20 min but there...

Small and easy to overlook, this tiny museum focuses on Swedish inhabitants in this area which was yet another interesting facet of history to learn about in our trip to Estonia. The panels are a little dated and the museum is just the one room of these, but the gentleman at reception was extremely helpful and informative. The local handicrafts are handmade and reasonably priced for the work put into them. There is also a tapestry made by local ladies to chronicle Swedish history in the area. Most impactful were the camouflage nets being made for Ukraine by these same ladies. Drinks and ice creams also sold on site. Has parking outside, but we chose to park in town and amble along the famous promenade instead as...