Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs

Large outdoor museum in a beautiful area with forrests and lakes. You can walk into most of the buildings, it is a great place for walks in a peaceful area. We took the bus from downtown Riga to get there which took us about half an hour.

Great park with very interesting displays. Special thanks to Georg who not only told us about trunks but about the whole history of Latvia in our native tongue German! Would definitely recommend a visit for ethnographically interested people.

Great place to spend a whole day outside and enjoy nature with history. A lot of walking, but totally worth it. You get to experience the culture, history of Latvia and the evolution of their architecture. Very cheap tickets for a variety of attractions. If you get the chance to visit the museum definetely do. The public transport from the center of Riga brings you almost to the entrance of the museum.

We took a Bolt to The Open Air Museum from Old Town Riga. The entrance cost was very inexpensive. There is a gift shop and a restaurant at the entrance area. Come prepared to walk (mostly flat) in a beautiful wooded park on trails between the historic houses & churches, windmills. There were very few people. You can bring a picnic or buy food there. I had the beet kefir cold soup bought from a small snack shop about 2/3 of the way through the park. Good for kids or adults. Very relaxing get away from Riga for most of the day. We arrived about 10:30 am and left about 15:00 (3:00 pm). We got a Bolt back to Riga old town.

One of the best open air museums I have ever visited. The museum gives you a peek to ( historical) Latvian way of life in real. You can travel back in time to the 17th and 18th century Latvia. Special shout out to all the museum workers ( dressed up in traditional costumes) who are placed in many of these structures to answer questions.

Jauka vieta tirdziņiem, izstadēm un izrādēm. Vairāk iespēju pasākumu laikā īpašas izrādes, koncertus un darbnīcas tieši bērniem. Jo latviskumu nevar iemācīt, bet tas jārada kopā ar bērniem veicot pasākumus. Mazāk pārtikas kioskos un vairāk meistardarbnīcu. Iespēju pašiem arī kko pamācīties. Mulsināja, ka daudzās teltīs nevarēja norēķināties ar karti, bet tikai skaidrā naudā! Un bez čekiem vai kvītīm par pirkuma summu. Lietus laikā takas ļoti mālaini dubĺainas. Nav soliņu, kur piesēst. Man norādes, kur ko var teritorijā atrast un kur izeja. Tas ir slikti.

Absolutely outstanding. We took the number 31 bus and it dropped us off directly outside of the museum. The staff were friendly and entrance was easy. Make sure to try and visit during the craft festival. This is what we did and the atmosphere was fantastic, with many craft and food vendors to choose from. Expect a lot of walking though! This was a great day out and we spent a full day just walking around. Definitely an activity for a dry day!One thing to note however is that the bus stop outside of the museum doesn't have a machine for purchasing tickets, so we had to walk a bit further until we reached one. For anyone curious, it is an hour and a half walk from the museum into the city centre and is basically a straight path! We purchased tickets in advance online and it made everything extremely easy.

This place is absolutely beautiful, peaceful and well maintained. However, there is this kitty that has a tick, and it hurts her health and I feel very sorry for her. Please, please, if someone with a good heart can take her to a vet, this innocent soul will forever be grateful and you will do such a nice thing. Thank you so much!

Beautiful museum, we get there from centre by bus ( took around 40 minutes, but it was full, so it might be worth to find some alternative ) but the museum itself is big and it didn't feel crowded. There are lots of building from different parts of Latvia, but only a few was actually opened, which is a pity. But overall the whole area is beautiful and worth visiting.

Really cool outdoor museum only 20 mins outside Riga. So large you can spend hours there. Highly recommend if you want something a little less conventional.