Ristna Visitor Center

Ristna Visitor Centre is located in a distant part of Hiiumaa recreation centre amid the forests of Kõpu peninsula in Kalana village.

Ristna Visitor Centre stands in Kalana village on the Kõpu peninsula, the long western arm of Hiiumaa, in a forest ranger's house more than a hundred years old. Around it grow stands of genuine primeval forest. Inside, exhibitions, puzzles and a nature film present the natural treasures of Kõpu, while the outbuilding holds the 'Sea Department Store', an eye-opening exhibition about litter and pollution in the sea. In the yard there is a garden of local herbs and a study trail about forest heritage and life in old-growth forest. From here, walks lead to the Kõpu and Ristna lighthouses, the military defences at Ristna, Kalana harbour and sandy northern beaches.