The tsar lived incognito in this house when he was apprenticed to a shipbuilder in 1697. The wooden house has been enclosed within a brick building since 1895, a gift of Nicolas II.

Historically an industrial mill district (with around 600 in operation in 1760). The developments in woodworking brought about by sawmills meant huge leaps forward in shipbuilding. Many mills still remain. Sitting atop huge storerooms, most were invo..

In this merchant's house (1670) with a gable in the shape of a neck, you can visit the salon d'honneur and a room where costumed figures and old dolls are on show.