Estonian Road Museum
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Estonian Road Museum is a specialized museum, created to get acquainted with the history of roads is not only a scientific and educational, but also entertaining perspective. The museum was established by the Department of Roads. The road is an important part of civilization, is so familiar to us that we think about it any more than about the air we breathe.

The first expressed the idea of ​​creating a museum of the legendary road road worker Aadu Lass. The creation of this institution began in the late 1990s. The future site of the museum was chosen Varbuze postal station, built in 1863. Once at the postal station Varbuze was stable for 33 horses, and acted a regular mail service between Tartu and Võru.

Postal station complex is an architectural monument and is under state protection. It is composed of 5 buildings made of red brick and cobblestone. So, the museum includes a main building and a shed for carriages, refurbished in 2001, in 2004 was updated to the stable, and in 2005, were restored blacksmith shop and housing for the coachmen and saddlers. All listed building combines stone wall, forming thus courtyard. In the hangar, built in 2003, there are cars that traveled the roads of Estonia, as well as machinery, through which these roads were built.

The first step to the creation of the museum, was the approval of the board of the museum. The Council met for the first time December 15, 2000. This date is considered the birthday of the Museum Road. Thanks to the efforts of the first head of the Museum of Marge Rennit, the institution was opened June 6, 2005.

According to the former postal station you can ride on a unique stagecoach drawn by 2 beautiful horses. So you get an idea of ​​the heroes of old feelings of adventure books and movies in those days, when the main means of transport were postal carriages. Shaking and turbulence in the coach, of course, difficult to compare with riding in a comfortable modern car, but it is definitely worth to take part in this little trip.

The museum has a section of road passing through which you can dive into the different eras. The road starts from the causeway (wood flooring through a flooded area or marsh) and ends with asphalt. By the roadside you will be accompanied by changing living environment of the past.

The Estonian Road Museum recreates a copy of the gas station and filling the columns of the 1960s., Which will no doubt cause you a nostalgic feeling. In addition, next to the door is a gas station device for soda water.

Both adults and children will be interested to visit the mini-town. It touring electric vehicles resembling real car. Moreover, it can ride not only children but also adults. The most daring can try a ride on the historic bolshekolesnom bike.

Also at the museum rides the bus, made in 1943, and got here as a trophy at the end of World War II. Refurbished defective bus rolls wishing along the post road.

On the day of the post office, i.e. May 28, annually held festival, which gathers a large number of old vehicles. In June, held Family Day, where children and their parents to improve their knowledge in terms of traffic. For seminars equipped classroom with 32 seats. In addition, for those wishing to stay here for the night, there is a guest house with 8 seats. The ability to refresh offers tea Varbuze. Taken with a basket of groceries can be unpacked on-site picnic area.

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