This is kind of an easy choice: when thinking of a short city break for the whole family abroad, on "zero budget", my default choice would be Tallinn. With a bit more money we might take a cruise to Stockholm, or ultimately travel to St. Petersburg - regarding the latter the main problem is that visa to Russia costs quite a lot of money, but otherwise it's a great city for a tourist to see.
There is a whole new world to see in Tallinn according to those two books I bought recently (see http://eimotee.blogspot.com/2009/12/few-new-books.html), though maybe they are not exactly intended for family travellers..
So, besides "Soviet style" suburbs, local bars and architecture, what might there be to see in Tallinn? During previous day trips or stay overs we've been to the Old town, Pirita area and Kadriorg park, Tallinn Zoo and Rocca Al Mare's Estonian Open Air Museum, just to name a few interesting sights.
There are at least the Patarei prison, Naissaar and Aegna islands on my list to see, but I'd better wait for summertime to check those out.
Here is one place that might be worth visiting (for the whole family; open even during winter time): Nõmme Seikluspark.
I'm really hoping for the spring to start soon.. :)
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