Tallinn, Estonia

K and I spent almost a week in Tallinn years ago, visiting a friend who worked for USAID. It was (still is) a beautiful, interesting, and culturally rich city. It offers the visitor well-preserved medieval architecture, along with vintage (Cold War) Eastern European buildings and monuments, plus chic neighborhoods that feel contemporary and Western European.

Six things to do in Tallinn:

1. Visit the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
2. Spend an afternoon at the Kadriorg Art Museum.
3. Check out Toompea Castle.
4. Walk through the Danish King’s Garden.
5. Window shop along St. Catherine’s Passage.
6. Dine at Olde Hansa Restaurant in Old Town.