The holiday season may be the best time to ride the rails on these iconic routes through Germany’s enchanted Black Forest, ...

Switzerland’s beauty is legendary, and it comes in all forms—from snowcapped mountains and freshwater lakes to picturesque ...

In one journey, you get to weave together historic capitals and quaint towns, picturesque villages and secluded beauty spots.

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Here's our guide to spot real-life movie castles featured in films, including Romania’s Peles Castle, Dundas Castle in the UK, and beyond.

It is true the town can be quiet, but occasional concerts, cafés in old legion buildings and bee-house sleepovers keep things ...

Swedish melodic death metal vets Amon Amarth and Dethklok, the death metal band based on Adult Swim’s “Metalocalypse” series, ...

Medieval III ushers in the long-awaited return to the franchise’s historical roots, both a tribute to its legendary predecessors and a bold revolution for the series.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Prince and Princess of Wales at the event honoring German president ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

Neuschwanstein Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a 19th-century castle that is said to have inspired Disney. EyesWideOpen, Getty Images The Traveler's Atlas of the World includes ...

Germany is home to tens of thousands of castles, including one that is recognized the world over: Neuschwanstein was the inspiration for some of Disney's fairytale castles. The new National Geographic ...