I visited Tallinn, Estonia early this month, and one of the attractions that I visited was the Seaplane Harbour Martime Museum. The museum is located inside a former seaplane hangar. It includes a submarine called Lembit, a seaplane, other ships (canoes, craft in the Olympics or world-breaking activities, and so on), items used in navigation or colonialism, and the remains of the oldest ship that was found in Estonia.
The interior of the museum is stunning with visitors being able to walk on "bridges" before going into the submarine and seeing exhibits dotted around. From here, visitors can see exhibitions on the ground level. There were some interactive exhibitions with model ships and a demonstration of water pressure. There was also information about the ferry passenger boats.
Visitors could pay a small fee to walk across a higher bridge, but I'm not the best with heights so declined it.
I had a glimpse into the submarine.
I was interested in the archeology of items discovered on the seabed exhibition and the oldest ship discovered in Estonia.
The ticket into the museum also includes some ships in the harbour area. There were a few boats on the dry land to see, but there were also two floating boats to see.
Suur Tool is one of the ships to explore, and this is an ice-breaker ship. Visitors can explore the rooms on the ship from the engine room to the kitchen to the captain's bedroom.
The other ship that I could see was gifted to Estonia by the United States, and it is a warship. The rooms were not open to visit, but visitors could walk onto the ship and look inside it.
I saw a guy on a motorized water board, which I am sure looked easier than it was to do.
I enjoyed exploring the ships and the Martime Museum at Tallinn, Estonia.
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