Places Hopla Wants to Go

A bronze memorial to Tallinn’s most famous, and most elusive, stray dog, erected while he was still alive.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.