Tallinn, Estonia

Estonians say that everything changes in Tallinn during the week of the quintennial song and dance festival everyone calls Laulupidu. The northern Baltic nation's long, dark winters give way to 20 hours of sunshine per day, tourists arrive, and the normally reserved natives of this tiny nation (population 1.3 million) exuberantly celebrate the music and dance of their unique culture and history. This year's festival was attended by 153,000 spectators and featured 42,000 performers, including more than 1,000...