I recently traveled to three American towns that try to recreate the alpine style of Bavaria. Frankenmuth, Michigan, and Helen, Georgia, had some beautiful architecture and views. I've visited Germany ...

Just up the mountain about a one-hour drive from Munich is the lovely medieval hamlet of Garmish-Partenkirchen. Originally two towns that joined together in 1935, this Bavarian ski resort town is ...

There's nothing like stumbling upon a quaint European town in the United States. Be it a slice of Denmark in the fairytale town of Solvang, California, or Kansas' "Little Sweden," Lindsborg, with ...

Is there anything cozier during the holidays than the thought of a snowy Swiss chalet, a cottage in England’s Cotswolds or a festive Austrian village? Unbeknown to most, you can enjoy that European ...

When you visit Leavenworth, a picturesque mountain town nestled on the rugged shoulders of the Stuart Range in central Washington, it seems that most of the names you see around town have “icicle” in ...

A thick winter fog moved down the steep mountains through the bare gray branches of laurel oaks and sycamore trees and into the valley, hovering over the rushing Chattahoochee River and the small town ...

The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main street, hauling a carriage full of tourists. Nestled in her mother's arms, a baby reached out to touch a shop window ...

NEUSCHOENAU, Germany -- The first hint that something extraordinary awaits explorers in the woods beyond the village of Neuschoenau is a glimpse of an otherworldly dome peaking above the tree line.

MARKTL AM INN, Germany — First the journalists descended. They arrived with cameras and notebooks in this tiny Bavarian village that glowed in the spotlight pointed on a native son who only hours ...