Not far from the former capital of the Russian Empire lies the unusual dacha of Elena Lumberg, a building with a history of over a hundred years. The structure resembles a fairytale hobbit palace, yet there is very little information about its origins.

In the early 20th century, the plot belonged to Ms. Petrova, who sold it in 1910 to the wife of the famous Russian architect Fyodor Fyodorovich Lumberg. Although there are no exact records of the house's authorship, it is likely that Lumberg himself created it. Initially, there were two dachas on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, but one of them later burned down. The remaining dacha is designed in the Art Nouveau style, and sculptures of wild animals are installed on its grounds.

Particular attention in the mansion's interiors is drawn to the stoves, adorned with tiles designed by the renowned architect Eduard Dippel. These stoves are considered to be almost the only surviving examples from the early 20th century in Zelenogorsk.

After the dacha came into the possession of the director of the Vyborg branch of the Einar Kuntto bank, a stone cellar appeared on its territory. In 1939, with the arrival of Soviet troops, all property was confiscated.

After World War II, the dacha was converted into a sanatorium for party leaders. Despite the building deteriorating significantly during the Soviet years, it has still retained its original beauty.