Tallinn, Estonia
A day trip by ferry from Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia, the capital on the Baltic Sea. Tallinn retains its walled, cobblestoned Old Town, home to cafes and shops.
St. Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second largest city after Moscow, and an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea. It was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27, 1703. In 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd , in 1924 to Leningrad , and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. In 1713-1728 and 1732-1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia.
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