Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years but they still fascinate people, young and old. Even dinosaur bones fascinate — or at least that’s the impression you get when you visit the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany.

Rothenburg may be a quiet town today, but enclosed in its medieval walls is a wealth of sometimes tumultuous history.

Ice is slippery; skates are thin blades. That people fall down is to be expected.

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The Schnullerbaum is a rite of passage for kids who are ready to stop sucking a pacifier. Kids in Germany can hang their pacifiers on a tree and come back years later to reminisce about their childhood.

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There are more endearing German cities to see than Worms, but few are older.

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If you’re in England and looking to get someone a present that’s memorable, unique and includes a little bit of you, head to Langham Glass in Fakenham.

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Germany’s hip, modern capital is as well known for its all-night parties as it is for its history. But unbeknownst to many, the city is also home to one of the greatest natural history museums in the world, the Museum fuer Naturkunde.

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Capri is a mecca for boaters and beachgoers, but it also is made for pedestrians, with walking paths winding throughout the island.

Making a gingerbread house, much like roasting chestnuts over an open fire, is a holiday activity that sounds like way more fun than it turns out to be.

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In the hills of Saarland about 40 miles west of Kaiserslautern is an ancient wall that has ringed the forest for more than 2,000 years.

For beach lovers, families or partygoers, Al Dar offers the feel of an island getaway.

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The headless body of Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula, may have been interred more than half a millennium ago at the Church of Santa Maria la Nova in the center of Naples, Italy, some scholars say.

Prague is known as “the city of a hundred spires” for its many hundreds of stunning towers, church steeples and turrets poking up above the city’s skyline. It’s a gorgeous city that is much loved by tourists for its intricate astronomical clock at the Old Town Square, the gorgeous cobblestoned and statue-lined Charles Bridge, and Prague Castle, one of the largest castle complexes in the world.

I’ve never been a fan of Halloween, but I do like history and historical architecture. Add a dash of comedy and interaction to those, and you have the Norwich Ghost Walks.

A journey along the Moselle river brings you past many sights worth seeing. One of them is the town of Cochem.

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The Grottoes of Catullus, the ruins of an old Roman villa in Sirmione, Italy, offers an archaeological lesson and numerous photo ops.

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Warsaw is easy to navigate, with fewer crowds than some of its more famous European counterparts. It offers a wealth of interesting history and architecture, not to mention more bang for your buck when shopping with the Polish zloty.

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Hot tubs are relaxing. But what would make them better? What if those hot tubs were in a 500-year-old building in another country? And what if there was beer? In fact, what if there was so much beer, that the hot tub itself was filled with beer?

If you want to see animals, navigate a cave, hike, ride a train and sleep in the woods all in one day, the Domaine des Grottes de Han (Domain of the Caves of Han) should be on your short list.

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Cambridge American Cemetery is one of two U.S. military cemeteries in Britain and is part of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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One of the first things you’re likely to notice about Bouillon is the boats. They bob bucolically on the edge of the Semois River, the lazy waterway that embraces the small village in southern Belgium, and offer a decisive answer to an obvious question: Now that we’ve arrived, what do we do?

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Germany’s hottest summer on record has meant more family trips to the local swimming pool than years past, but repeated dips in familiar water can get old.

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Just outside of the city center in Nuremberg, massive stone structures loom ominously over an idyllic park. This is where hundreds of thousands of Nazi Party supporters gathered between 1933 and 1938 in what were known as the Nuremberg Rallies.

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Fountains in Rome are almost as plentiful as cathedrals. You don’t have to walk far to bump into one, whether it’s at the Vatican, Spanish Steps or Pantheon.

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Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest and largest national park in Croatia. The park offers lake tour programs, mountain climbing, skiing, sledding and biking, but the majority of visitors go to Plitvice to tour the lakes and waterfalls.

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Roman gifts to western civilization are many: arches, roads, plumbing, numerals, the republic, to name a few. I would also add Sirmione.

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History buffs will find plenty of Roman ruins — and also medieval treasures — strewn across modern-day Trier, Germany.

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Tucked away in the sleepy town of Gruyeres, Switzerland, is a museum that should be on the map of sci-fi nerds and anyone fascinated by things that frighten.

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Looking for a place where you can squeeze in a hike, enjoy a spa and do some sightseeing all in a day? Bad Kreuznach, on the Nahe River, might be just the place.

It’s Ramadan in Bahrain! Restaurants are closed, the streets are empty during the day. What to do, what to do?