Cinecitta Multiplexkino in Nuremberg offers films that cater to both German- and English-speaking audiences, along with restaurants and amenities that encourage spending a little extra time there before or after the show.

Naples Bay Tours offers participants the opportunity to learn the pasta-making basics used by Neapolitan nonnas, or grandmothers, while reveling in the city’s food culture.

“Rembrandt’s Amsterdam. Golden times?” at Frankfurt’s esteemed Städel art museum peels back the sheen that many associate with the Netherlands’ golden age.

In Bassano del Grappa, about 20 miles from Vicenza at the base of the Monte Grappa hills, you’ll find the first grappa distillery, yes. But you’ll also discover a scenic bridge, several interesting museums and very few tourists.

Miniature World Stuttgart includes about 500 model buildings and is touted by museum organizers as the largest city model in all of Europe.

The Ara Pacis Mundi in the Italian city of Medea commemorates soldiers who have died in all wars. Its name translates to Altar of World Peace.

My 8-year-old son and I recently decided to go on a tiny house trial run, spending a day in one of the two downsized dwellings in Vilseck’s bustling Sonnenleite neighborhood.

The castle in Ronneburg, about an hour northeast of Wiesbaden, may not be one of the best-known in Germany, but this combination of castle and museum does an admirable job of bringing history to life with an array of demonstrations and activities.

The first exhibit being held on the Mathildenhoehe since 2012 is appropriately named “4-3-2-1 Darmstadt,” a show that traces the past 200 years of art in the city. The Exhibition Hall is part of a series of buildings that the Darmstadt Artists’ Colony, or Kuenstlerkolonie, designed and constructed in the early 20th century.

Even when the UNESCO-recognized fort is closed, the Qalat al-Bahrain Site Museum and its cafe are ample reason to visit.