Hiiumaa Military Museum
About This Museum
We stumbled upon this place almost by accident, tucked away on the island's northern tip. It turns out this whole area was a massive Soviet coastal defense base, and the museum is right in the middle of the old bunkers and gun emplacements. You're not just looking at artifacts in cases; you're walking through the actual, slightly eerie concrete structures where soldiers lived and worked. The sheer scale of the abandoned military hardware scattered in the pine forest is both impressive and haunting.
Collection Highlights
The star of the show is definitely the enormous, four-gun 180mm coastal battery they've preserved. You can climb right into the bunkers and see where the shells were stored. There's also a whole collection of Soviet trucks, armored vehicles, and even a submarine periscope you can look through.
Visitor Information
It's very much an outdoor museum, so wear good shoes for walking on sandy paths through the woods. The bunkers are cool and damp inside, even on a warm day. It's totally self-guided, so you can explore at your own pace—just follow the paths and see what you discover.
Architecture & Building
Forget a fancy building; the 'architecture' here is pure Cold War brutalist concrete. Think low-slung, windowless bunkers half-sunk into the ground and giant, circular gun emplacements, all weathered and covered in lichen.
Contact & Location
Address: Estonia, Tahkuna majaka tee, Tahkuna küla, Hiiumaa vald, Hiiu maakond, 92226, Eesti
Phone: +372 5347 9819
Website: Visit Website
