Germany & Central Europe

Explore the cultural and economic capital of Switzerland through Zurich’s high-end shopping and medieval Old Town, tour Innsbruck and see the Golden Roof, a royal balcony built in 1496, and visit Salzburg, birthplace of the masterful composer Mozart.

In Moscow’s Red Square gaze up at the vibrant conical roofs and distinctive onion domes of Saint Basil’s Cathedral. Hop on an overnight train through Russia’s vast landscape to discover St. Petersburg’s imperial history, crystalline canals, and Winter Palace.

Lose yourself in the romance of Venice as you float down its meandering canals, visit Innsbruck, internationally recognized center for winter sports, surrounded by scenic snow-capped mountains, and tour Munich and its fanciful folk music-chiming Glockenspiel.

Travel through the Black Forest to discover charming German villages and whimsical castles surrounded by snow-capped Alps. Explore bustling modern cities rich with history and travel back to a grim past with a chilling visit to a Nazi concentration camp.

Travel to Neuschwanstein and see the fairytale castle that inspired Sleeping Beauty’s in Disney World, explore the maze of canals in romantic Venice, and visit the town of Verona to see the balcony said to have inspired Shakespeare’s tragic Romeo and Juliet.

Explore Rothenburg’s cobbled lanes and famous year-round Christmas market, travel Romantic Road to bustling Munich, tour “Mad Ludwig’s” Neuschwanstein Castle, and visit the charming Alpine village of Oberammergau and Germany’s oldest university in Heidelberg.

Climb up Königstuhl, or “King’s Seat” Hill, to explore the crumbling medieval Heidelberg Castle, tour the Notre Dame Cathedral de Reims where French kings were once crowned, and visit the vast Royal Palace of Madrid with its 2,800 rooms.

Traverse the rolling meadows of the French countryside on Europe’s fastest train, stand in the shadow of the snow-capped Alps in Switzerland, and climb the steps of the fairytale castle that inspired Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disney World.

Discover Berlin’s war-ridden past, tour Prague’s extravagant palace, visit Krakow’s Rynek Glówny, Europe’s largest medieval town square, and see the 90 statues that stand outside the extravagant Gothic-style Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest.

Cross the Iron Curtain and visit the infamous Berlin Wall site, tour Hradcany, where the ruling family once lived in Prague Castle, and visit Munich’s main square where a clock’s life-sized figures reenact German stories in the Rathaus-Glockenspiel.