Southampton is a port city on England’s south coast. It’s home to the SeaCity Museum, with an interactive model of the Titanic, which departed from Southampton in 1912. Nearby, Southampton City Art Gallery specialises in modern British art. Solent Sky Museum features vintage aircraft like the iconic Spitfire. Tudor House & Garden displays artifacts covering over 800 years of history, including a penny-farthing bike.

Explore Cherbourg. This dynamic port city offers natural beauty and impressive manmade edifices, from spectacular sea vistas and verdant hills to a massive sea wall that rims its harbor and a star-shaped fort that guards it. Once known as the “Gateway to America,” Cherbourg brims with activity on both the land and sea. Stroll through its marina and along its brick-lined sidewalks in the heart of this enchanting town.

Reykjavik, on the coast of Iceland, is the country’s capital and largest city. It’s home to the National and Saga museums, tracing Iceland’s Viking history. The striking concrete Hallgrimskirkja church and rotating Perlan glass dome offer sweeping views of the sea and nearby hills

Akureyri is a city at the base of Eyjafjörður Fjord in northern Iceland. In the center, the 1940 Akureyri Church has stained-glass windows portraying scenes from Icelandic Christian history. There are views of the fjord from the forecourt.

Ålesund is a port town on the west coast of Norway, at the entrance to the Geirangerfjord. It’s known for the art nouveau architectural style in which most of the town was rebuilt after a fire in 1904, as documented at the Jugendstilsenteret museum

It pre-dates the Vikings and is home to the Royal Family’s winter palace, historical museums and a venerable amusement park. The city is also known for its statue of the fairytale character “The Little Mermaid,” a character Walt Disney® Pictures turned into a successful movie.