Mentzendorff’s House. Rigans' house-museum — Attraction in Riga

House museums are one my favorite things to see while traveling, and Mentzendorff was a great find. It only costs a few euros to get in (or you can buy the 24 hour combo ticket for this, Riga History and Navigation, and the Museum of Photography for just €8). Nice setup, and great staff - I was pretty much alone in the place, and one of the ladies came over to demonstrate the future telling witch thing (you'll see). Very cool place - gorgeous walls and ceilings, and a nice way to see how a certain class lived in the city. Estimate 30 minutes to an hour to see the...

Nice, short visit. The normal ticket gets you access to 3 floors of this restored merchant’s house. I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into life in a Riga city home a few centuries ago. Their written guide gives you enough explanation of each room to know what you’re looking at but not so much that it bores. Worth a visit if you’re in Riga and looking to do something indoors/interesting. It only takes a few minutes to...

Loved that every room had a booklet with English translations for all the furniture, tchotchkes and paintings. Very wonderfully restored. Takes no more than a half hour to walk through and read the explanations. I was able to enter gratis as a journalist (thank you!). However it was a bit odd to have a staff member shadow you in each room. A...