Museum · Riga · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Riga

Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum is a museum in Riga. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 80 m you'll find a public toilet and a bench.

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Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum in Riga

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The story

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Audio tour · Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

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You're standing at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia, just outside Riga. Have a look around. Light woodland, sandy ground, and beyond the trees the water of Lake Jugla. This isn't a museum of halls and display cases. It's a whole landscape of old farmhouses, barns and other buildings, scattered among the trees.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 "entrance, facilities, houses & toilets"; 10:00-20:00 "park stroll"
Admission: Paid

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum open?

10:00-17:00 "entrance, facilities, houses & toilets"; 10:00-20:00 "park stroll" (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 50 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.