Jūrmala Sights: Wooden Villas, Museums, Dune Trails

Wooden Architecture

Thousands of protected wooden villas line the resort. The easiest place to see them is Jomas iela in Majori, a pedestrian street of roughly 1.1 km that has been traffic-free since 1987, with cafes and shops in timber buildings. A bronze Turtle sculpture stands nearby. In Dzintari, the neo-Gothic wooden Morbergs summer-house complex (Dzintaru prospekts 52/54) is a restored, protected monument that visitors admire from the street. For a planned route, the Wooden Architecture Guide from Visit Jūrmala comes with maps.

Museums, All Free

  • Jūrmala Museum, Tirgoņu iela 29. Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00. It traces the story of the Rīga Jūrmala and Ķemeri resorts from the 18th to the 20th century, and shows Latvia’s biggest swimsuit collection, old postcards and paintings.
  • Open-Air Museum, Tīklu iela 1A, Buļļuciems. A coastal fisherman’s farmstead from the late 19th century with a smokehouse, net shed, bathing hut, boats and a rope-making workshop. Closed on Mondays. Audio guides and picnic or fire sites are extra.
  • Bulduri Exhibition House, Muižas iela 6. Changing exhibitions and a weaving studio, open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and on summer Sundays 11:00 to 16:00.
  • Aspazija’s House, Z. Meierovica prospekts 18/20, Dubulti. A wooden villa of 1903 where the poet Aspazija lived out her last ten years. The main exhibition has been shut for veranda works since September 2026, so ask the museum what is open before you go.

Hours and group tours are posted on jurmalasmuzejs.lv .

Music and Churches

At Dzintari Concert Hall (Turaidas iela 1), the Small Hall dates from 1936, was designed by Viktors Mellenbergs and Aleksandrs Birzenieks and reopened in 2015 after restoration. It is in use all year, and the open-air Great Hall, with about 2,000 seats, is for summer. Group tours exist, and the programme is posted at dzintarukoncertzale.lv .

Dubulti Lutheran Church (Baznīcas iela 13) dates from 1907 to 1909. Its spire is a local landmark, and the credited architects are Wilhelm Bockslaff and Edgars Frīzendorfs.

Art Station Dubulti occupies the 1970s modernist railway station building in Dubulti. It is free, shows changing contemporary art and keeps hours of about 09:00 to 18:00.

Dunes, Parks and Towers

  • Ragakāpa Nature Park: a dune of about 17 m, which is the high point of an otherwise flat city, plus pine woods and boardwalk trails of a few kilometres by the Lielupe mouth. Free.
  • Ķemeri Resort Park, Tukuma iela 32: historic spa grounds with a restored water tower. The 12 m deck is free to climb, the 42 m deck needs a booking in advance, and the tower is open from about late April to late October.

Planning

Jūrmala stretches about 25 km along one railway line, so choose a district for each half day and hop on the Vivi train between them. Cards and contactless work nearly everywhere, and prices are in euros.

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