In Dakar, Senegal, the Museum of Black Civilization, or Musée des Civilisations noires (Autoroute prolongée x Place de la gare, Dakar; phone +221 33 959 19 21, www.mcn.sn [in French only]), opened in December. It displays art from across Africa as well as from the African diaspora in the New World, with works in its opening exhibits from Mali, Burkina Faso, Cuba and Haiti.

Designed to resemble a traditional West African circular home, the 4-story building can hold more than 18,000...

Travelers age 60 and over now get a 10 percent senior discount on first- and second-class Eurail Global Passes and Eurail One Country Passes purchased from Rail Europe.

Eurail Global Passes offer unlimited train travel within and between 31 countries in Europe, including, added in 2019, Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland), Lithuania and Macedonia. The passes can be purchased for a minimum of three days of travel within one month up to a maximum of three months of continuous...

Located in Al Mujarrah Park, on Corniche Street in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the Rain Room art installation features a constant downpour of rain that you can walk through without ever getting wet. As you walk across the room, tracking cameras follow your progress, and the water is shut off in a 6-foot radius above you. The facility's 2,500 gallons of water is filtered and recycled.

The Rain Room is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.-Thurs. and 4-11 p.m. on Fri. Entry, AED25 (near $7)....