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Aarhus
Denmark

Den Gamle By. It's an open-air museum with reconstructed old Danish buildings with traditional furnishings (right photo).

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Gdynia
Poland

Ship museum tours. Best two ships: A World War II destroyer and a 1909 three-masted frigate.

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Kristiansand
Norway

The seaport's waterfront in the Fiskebrygga (fish market area). Offers a good photo opportunity.

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Mariehamn
Finland

Four-masted windjammer museum tour. Ship launched in 1903 and sailed as far as Australia.

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Oslo
Norway

Museum hopping (stars include Viking Ship, Kon-Tiki, Munch, Polar Ship, and National Gallery).

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Riga
Latvia

Old Town. For a memorable bird's eye view of this tight-packed area, take the elevator in St Peter's Basilica.

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Ronne
Denmark

The Bornholm heritage museum and the Erichsen house & garden museum are worthy venues in this laid-back island town.

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Rostock
Germany

For many cruisers, it's the daytrip shore-excursion gateway to Berlin (several hours away by road or rail).

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Visby (left photo)
Sweden

The Old Town is camera-friendly and is surrounded by a tower-perched Medieval defensive wall.

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And the other
Baltic cruise ports

Elsinore, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Kalmar, Karlshamn, Karlskrona, Kemi, Korsoer, Kotka, Malmo, Saaremaa, Turku, and Umea.

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Stockholm
 Tallinn
Helsinki
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Credits: Gotland.info for Visby photo and Cruise Baltic for Aarhus photo

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