Käsmu Maritime Museum, Maritime museum in Käsmu, Estonia.
The Käsmu Maritime Museum occupies a former border guard station building, displaying navigation equipment, fishing gear, and maritime artifacts from northern Estonia.
The museum building served as a Tsarist border guard station before its transformation into an educational institution dedicated to maritime heritage in 1993.
The museum presents exhibits about local seafaring traditions, including navigation techniques, fishing methods, and the maritime school that shaped generations of Estonian sailors.
Visitors can participate in three-hour educational programs with advance registration, including guided nature walks through Lahemaa National Park for 15 euros per person.
The museum features workshops where participants learn traditional Estonian handicrafts, including the creation of pastlad footwear and Viking-era woodworking techniques.
Location: Lääne-Viru maakond
Website: https://kasmu.ee
GPS coordinates: 59.60459,25.92195
Latest update: March 6, 2025 21:13
Estonia features limestone formations, medieval ruins, waterfalls, and protected natural areas. Notable sites include the 36-meter Kõpu Lighthouse from 1531, the submerged Rummu Quarry, and multiple manor houses from the 19th century. Natural attractions include the Kaali meteorite craters, red sandstone formations at Taevaskoda, and various wetland ecosystems. Historic structures range from Orthodox cathedrals to water mills and maritime museums.
Lahemaa National Park
7.8 km
Jaani-Tooma suurkivi
8.5 km
Ilumäe hiiepärn
8.4 km
Ojakivi
5.5 km
Ilumäe Chapel
8.2 km
Tiirukivi
9.7 km
Matsikivi
1.1 km
Käsmu Church
328 m
Painuva rändrahn
8.1 km
Esku Chapel
9.1 km
Rocher de Vana-Jüri
1.3 km
Käsmu Cemetery
331 m
Ilumäe Cemetery
8.2 km
Käsmu lighthouse
79 m
Lemeti kivi
164 m
Ilumäe Vabadussõja mälestussammas
8.2 km
Käsmu Majaka sadam
106 m
Pihaspea cemetery
7.9 km
Käsmu Dellingshauseni matusekabel
292 m
Võsu Library
3.8 km
Lobi neeme kivikülv
4.6 km
Saadumetsa Suurkivi
1.6 km
Vergi alumine päevamärk
9.3 km
Vergi ülemine päevamärk
9.1 km
Vergi Library
9.3 km
Võsu mänd
4 km
Käsmu piirivalvekordoni hoone
3 m
Võsu Beach
3.5 kmReviews
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