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London’s Hyde Park Winter Wonderland offers amusement park rides and festivities through Jan. 5.

These European Christmas markets offer a little something extra

For an experience beyond that of the usual Christmas market visit, consider embracing a new activity or attending a special event.

The Stuttgart main station, with its iconic Mercedes Benz symbol atop it, is the primary feature of the Miniature World Stuttgart museum's collection of models re-creating the 1980s look of the German city.

Stuttgart museum’s mini microcosm of train station and city is pure fascination

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

Although it's mainly a takeaway restaurant, there is a small dining area at Solecito Tex-Mex's Old Town location. The vegetarian tacos with spicy salsa verde are a favorite.

Tex-Mex at Solecito in old town Kaiserslautern gains a lot with ‘secret’ salsa

Solecito is more German-Mex than Tex-Mex, but its tasty tacos and spicy salsas address the city’s noticeable Mexican food void.

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Finneas is scheduled to play April 17 at the Apollo in London.

Recently announced concerts and events for Nov. 15 and beyond

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater.

This statue of Thomas Jefferson was presented to France in 2006. It stands on Paris’ Left Bank, in the 7th arrondissement.

These foreign sites commemorate American historical figures

Paris, London and Berlin hold sites both well-known and obscure where visitors can learn more about legendary American figures.

This tiny house by Sezi Homes in Vilseck, Germany, seen here on Sept. 7, 2024, is available for rent. It is fully furnished and has 645 square feet of space.

Thoreau-going experience: Vilseck ‘tiny house’ rental lets guests try out minimalist lifestyle

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.

Christine Francis, owner of the Caribbean Grill in Grafenwoehr, Germany, flips her signature stuffed dumplings at the restaurant on Oct. 22, 2024.

New Yorker’s sought-after Caribbean cuisine draws crowds in rural Bavaria

The Caribbean Grill in Grafenwoehr, Germany, is a hot spot for delicious regional fare.

It’s Christmas market season! Upcoming outdoor recreation outings to European markets far and wide abound on the calendar.

Tours from Europe bases

Here are a few of the upcoming trips scheduled by military bases.

Rapper and singer Apache 207 has a performance scheduled for Jan. 18 in Hanover, Germany.

Recently announced concerts and events for Nov. 8 and beyond

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater.

the old town of the villige Sasbach in Kaiserstuhl in the Blackforest in the south of Germany in Europe.

Have a November to remember with these activities across Europe

This time of year earns its place in a European tourist’s schedule through thinner crowds, discounted prices and an overall less frenetic pace.

Visitors walk through one of the outer gatehouses of Ronneburg castle in Germany on Oct. 20, 2024. About an hour drive from Wiesbaden, Ronneburg is one of only a few castles in Germany that retain their original 16th-century design.

Castle in Ronneburg provides immersion into olden times and Christmas market venue

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.