Town Hall Pharmacy — Attraction in Tallinn

One of my favorite places in Old Town. I am from a family with many medical doctors, so all things medical and pharmaceutical interest me.

The pharmacy is over 600 years old, and most of the current furniture, as I was told, is from the late 1800s/early 1900s. I especially love the wooden benches with the two griffons (real fan of griffons here!).

They have a lot of German products, which is no surprise because of Tallinn's long German history.

As souvenirs I recommend their special marzipan (invented as a curative here) or a Swedish bitter. I bought some organic facecream made in Estonia.

In medieval times, everything from gunpowder to insect and mummy based medicines to marmalade was sold here. I highly doubt that the unicorn horn powder sold for potency back then WAS actually pink ;) but it's still a nice touch. Lol.

The kaiman/small crocodile hanging from the ceiling looks cool. Even though I felt a little bad for all the preserved animals.

And, yes, the museum is free (unless you are a company and bring...

Went inside the oldest #pharmacy located in #tallinn #estonia . Collected a book(related to the shop) from the oldest still-active pharmacy in Europe.Tallinn Town Hall Pharmacy is the oldest pharmacy in Europe that has continually operated on the same premises. This curious little shop on Town Hall Square (Tallinn, Estonia) is, in fact, the oldest continuously running pharmacy in Europe. The behaviour of the staffs are very good. They were very kind and polite. Cash is accepted. The arrangement regarding the old items is very nearly done. It's a nice place to get nostalgic. A must visit in Tallinn. Kids will also enjoy the place. To gain knowledge and have fun you can be at this place. Also collect books regarding the shop. A historical journey it was. Thanks for still maintaining the place. #balticstates #historyfacts #estoniatravel #tallinnestonia #medicine #medicalcare #medicalshop #MedicineShop #sciencefacts #europetravel...

1 | According to surviving records, this is the oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe. The first mention of Raeapteek dates back to 1422, when the pharmacy already had its third owner. Today, it functions both as a pharmacy and as a museum.

2 | Groups of up to 10 people can visit the museum at any time for free. The exhibits are interesting and some are quite surprising. I definitely recommend visiting Raeapteek, we spent about 15 minutes here. Among the exhibits are bat blood, a stuffed hedgehog, dried tree frogs, and worms in oil. All of these were used as medicine in the past.

3 | The pharmacy has its entire history documented in great detail, including a list of all employees. You can view this in the museum, where old jars of spices and medicinal ingredients are...