Estonian Health Museum — Attraction in Tallinn

We stumbled upon the Estonian Health Museum during our day trip to Tallinn, and it ended up being one of the most unexpectedly fascinating and engaging stops of our visit. Tucked away in the heart of Old Town, this museum is located in a beautifully preserved medieval building — but what’s inside is far from old-fashioned.

The exhibits cover everything related to the human body and health, from anatomy and bodily functions to mental health, nutrition, medical history, and modern science. What makes this museum stand out is how interactive, creative, and well-presented everything is. There are hands-on displays, digital elements, 3D models, and visual explanations that make even complex topics fun and easy to understand — for both kids and adults.

The museum does a fantastic job of blending serious science with quirky, memorable displays. Some exhibits are even a bit weird (in a fun way!), like the ones about digestion and what happens to the body after death. Yet it’s never too graphic or overwhelming — just educational, eye-opening, and sometimes surprisingly humorous.

We appreciated that almost everything is translated into English, making it easy for international visitors to fully enjoy and understand the displays. The layout is intuitive, and you can easily spend 1.5 to 2 hours here without feeling rushed.

Whether you're traveling with family, interested in health and science, or just want a break from churches and architecture, this museum is a refreshing and unique stop that offers something totally different. It’s clear a lot of thought and passion went into designing this place. We’re so glad we gave it a chance — and we’d absolutely recommend it to anyone...

The museum is exquisite. There is something for everyone to do - there are interactive exhibits as well as videos and reading to do. All exhibits are provided in English, Russian and Estonian so it is accessible for a lot of people. Bathrooms are on most floors and the exhibits are all well lit, bright and, especially important if you're coming to Estonia in winter time, it's warm. There are places to put your coats downstairs. The staff at the counter were nice and made conversation - their English was flawless and they even charged my phone because I had run out of charge which was very kind.

The exhibits are amazing - so informative whilst being easy to understand. I learnt things I never knew about the skin, health and food.

I recommend this to all in Tallinn. The time and effort that has gone into ensuring these exhibits are well-rounded and informative whilst also being fun is incredible and deserves to...

Visited the museum yesterday. Liked that it has many interactive things, it made me feel really involved. I like how you interact with the museum topics in various ways: eg via screen, by trying something on, by touching, smelling, checking your own abilities. I also liked the child- and teen-friendliness and supportive way of communicating about health, sexuality, and medicine, which was also really visual and easy to grasp thanks to this.

I would advise a visit to this museum for people for who it might be hard to accept something about their body or mind. I think this museum normalizes the variability of humans and human experiences and also the fact that sometimes we may become sick, chronically or only for a while. The topic of death and grieving is also part of the museum and the supportive manner of telling about this might help those experiencing...