Saguenay, Québec

PORT PIONERSKEY (KALININGRAD), RUSSIA This small city is full of surprising delights, like a Prussian fortress turned into an Amber Museum, a “Dancing Forest” UNESCO site, the massive Museum of the World Ocean, quaint fishing villages and the breathtaking Königsberg Cathedral.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Russia's main Baltic port boasts a tsar's ransom of architecture, palaces and art, with canals reminiscent of Venice, a boulevard evoking Paris and a uniquely Russian spirit. Three days is just enough to begin taking it all in.

HELSINKI, FINLAND Your day in Finland’s capital may include a visit to the great gray Lutheran Cathedral and the Temppeliaukio Church carved out of solid granite. Shop for Finnish design (Marimekko, Iittala) on the Esplanadi, leading up from Market Square.

TALLINN, ESTONIA Ivory stone walls, cobblestone streets, red-roofed towers, windmills and a Gothic Revival Cathedral make Tallinn feel like a gateway into medieval times that’s seamlessly blended with modernday enjoyments.