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A half-timbered Baroque house in Otterbach is home to a German restaurant.

In Otterbach’s oldest house, Schlemmerwerk delivers comfort food with style

Schlemmerwerk im Kipperhof in Otterbach serves a mix of traditional and modern takes on German cuisine from a restored half-timbered Baroque house.

Display of various sizes of dark military artillery shells and munitions arranged against a wall in a museum, with historical photographs visible in the background.

Take a stroll back to World War II inside the Maginot Line’s Fort Schoenenbourg

Ninety feet underground lies a trove of World War II artifacts and history near Hunspach, France.

A crowd is gathered in an Italian piazza.

Vicenza to showcase US-Italy ties with new culture festival

Vicenza, home to Italy’s largest American military community, is hosting an inaugural three-day festival that celebrates the relationship between the U.S. and Italy.

Revelers raise their glasses to a drinking song in one of the Oktoberfest's giant tents. The Munich Express, an overnight train from Rome to Munich departs the Italian capital on Friday evenings over the last two weekends of the Oktoberfest, which runs from Sept. 20 through Oct. 5 this year.

Munich Express gives service members in Italy a scenic route to Oktoberfest

An overnight express train from Rome to Munich may offer a convenient travel option for U.S. service members and their families hoping to experience Germany’s Oktoberfest this fall.

Celebrate Germany’s finest wines at any number of almost-fall festivals.

Don’t overlook Germany’s late-summer wine fests

Here’s a look, by region, at some upcoming wine festivals in Germany sure to make the waning days of summer all the more memorable.

The new European Union Entry/Exit System is expected to begin gradual operations on Oct. 12, 2025. EES is an automated identification check system that digitally records the entry and exit of most non-EU nationals to Schengen Area countries, including some where large numbers of U.S. military personnel are stationed.

US military officials caution troops ahead of EU border system rollout

U.S. military officials are warning service members that they may face lengthy delays and confusion at the border crossings of 29 countries in Europe this fall as the European Union implements a new traveler screening system.

The entrance to the Rainforest Habitat, one of three immersive zones at the Marassi Aquarium, features dense greenery and freshwater tanks. This section houses large, prehistoric fish species and leads to the deeper Ocean Trench habitat.

Behind the glass in Bahrain: finding calm in a mall aquarium

The Marassi Aquarium at Marassi Mall in Bahrain offers an unexpected marine sanctuary that transforms a typical shopping experience into an educational underwater journey.