Two centuries ago, there were dozens of independent states in the part of Europe that was German-speaking. Today, there are only four: Germany, Austria, Switzerland … and Liechtenstein.

I’m always inspired by Norway’s capital Oslo — a classic old city that keeps chugging into the future. | While food — and ...

From pubs to museums to libraries, if you decide to target the literary culture of Europe, the entire continent can be a good ...

Travel expert Rick Steves has eaten some of the best food in the world, but the best meal of his life was a surprisingly down ...

Travel expert Rick Steves will bravely travel just about anywhere - but he said one destination is just too dangerous to ...

Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization – the Acropolis, the Palace of Versailles, the Colosseum – can ...

The famously cute and sweet side of the Netherlands — with its canals, windmills, and tulip fields — is indeed a delight to ...

An estimated 4 to 7 million Americans flooded streets, parks, and town squares across all 50 states in the latest wave of "No ...

Kraków's grand square, Wawel Castle, communist-era Nowa Huta; sobering Auschwitz-Birkenau. In Kraków, we linger on one of Europe's most crowd-pleasing squares, marvel at past glories in art galleries ...

The ultimate road trip; Lake Mývatn; Eastfjords; lagoons and waterfalls; Westman Islands. Europe's ultimate road trip is the 800-mile loop around Iceland on Highway 1 — the Ring Road. We visit the ...