Hotel Viru and KGB Museum
There once was a hotel that came to be named the Viru.
The year was 1972, and there were still two decades or so until the fall of Communism and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Any hotel that was appropriate for foreign visitors also had to be appropriate for the KGB...
This museum tells the story of more than just one hotel and the KGB: it is a treasure trove of stories of two different worlds - one which existed mostly on paper, of happy Soviet citizens living in friendship and never wanting for anything, led by a wise, all-powerful group of men in a place where there were never any accidents or catastrophes; and the other real world, which was a very different and a much tougher place to live in.
Please book in advance to visit the museum.
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
tripadvisor rating 4.1 of 5
based on 1326 reviews
Not worth it, high price low value
tripadvisor rating 2 of 5Nice tour, good guide but it is just 2 rooms, not worth 20 euro’s and not worth an hour of your time there. The 2 rooms are interesting but not worth it
Nice piece of history
tripadvisor rating 4 of 5Interesting to see. its a small building and a nice short visit. Very informative and not like most of the Museums in Europe and North America where every museum is seems to have a fluff displays
A waste to time and money!
tripadvisor rating 1 of 5We were extremely disappointed by the KGB Museum Tour at the Viru Hotel. The main issues were a lack of substantive content in the exhibits and tour. The tour exhibits were two rooms on the 23rd... Read more comments
