2026: Buy the Bayern Ticket to Save on Train, Bus, and Tram Travel in Bavaria
The Bayern Ticket is a great public transportation savings deal for travel on trains and buses in Bavaria.
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Paris: Visit the Free Museum of Modern Art (Musée d’Art Moderne)
Visit the free Museum of Modern Art (Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris) at the Palais de Tokyo to see modern 20th-century and contemporary art. The Musée d’Art Moderne displays the 20th-century modern art collection of Paris in the mid-1930s Palais de Tokyo. Highlights include two large murals by Henri Matisse and a massive fresco celebrating … Read more
Visit the Fun Paris Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Bercy
The Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris, Bercy, is a fun, family-friendly Belle Époque funfair experience with historic carousel rides. Visit the Museum of Fairground Arts (Musée des Arts Forains) in Paris’s Bercy district for a captivating journey into Belle Époque fairground culture. Its vast collection of more than 3,000 restored … Read more
Berlin Modern – New National Gallery 20th-Century Art Museum
Although completion is still a good five years away, the Berlin Modern, the new museum for the National Gallery’s 20th-century art collection, has announced new exhibition plans and ideas for the Nationalgalerie in Kulturforum.
Visit Austria’s Best Christmas Markets in Vienna
The best Weihnachtsmärkte (Christkindlmärkte) in Wien are at the Rathaus, Maria Theresien Platz, Freyung in the old town center, and at the Baroque Schloss Schönbrunn and Schloss Belvedere.
Visit the Museum Tinguely in Basel to See Kinetic Art Sculptures
Visit the Museum Tinguely in Basel to see kinetic art sculptural machines in action — many of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely’s métamatics sculptures displayed here are interactive and working.
Best Winter Day-Trip Boat Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany
During winter, pleasure boat cruises and sightseeing excursions on the Rhine River are limited but still possible. The best options are during the Christmas market period or all winter from Rüdesheim, Boppard, and Cologne.
Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Exhibition in the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland
Visit the Yayoi Kusama special retrospective exhibition in the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland — 12 October 2025 to 25 January 2026.
Christmas and New Year’s Rhine Cruises from Düsseldorf
KD Rhine riverboats cruise from Düsseldorf on sightseeing, dinner, and party excursions during the Christmas market period and on New Year’s Eve. More departures are possible from nearby Cologne.
Christmas and New Year’s Day-Cruises on the Rhine from Cologne in Germany
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offers many day-trip sightseeing pleasure cruises on the Rhine during the advent and Christmas market period. Special New Year’s Day party boats also sail from Cologne.