September 2016

Guests can stay in the 18th-century, hexagonal-tower Wicklow Head Lighthouse, near the town of Wicklow in eastern Ireland. Housing a total of four people, it has two bedrooms, a bathroom, two common rooms and, on the top floor, a kitchen.  

The 6-story tower has not been a working lighthouse since it was struck by lightning in 1836. It was acquired by the Irish Landmark Trust in 1996 and restored and updated. The minimum, 3-night, stay starts at €614 (near $680). Visit www.irishlandmark.com/property/wicklow-head-lighthouse.

Breeze through Yorkshire, England, aboard a Boom Mustang motortrike (a 3-wheeled open-air vehicle that seats three, including the driver/guide) with Yorkshire Trike Tours (97 Town St., Horsforth, West Yorkshire, LS18 5BP, U.K.; phone +44 133 258 5055, www.yorkshiretriketours.co.uk).

Tours range from one to two hours (£50-£80 [near $66-$106] per person, sharing) up to a full day with four-plus hours on the road and stops for meals and sightseeing (£460-£490 for two people).

As of July 15, passengers on Norwegian Cruise Line (866/234-7350, www.ncl.com) ships are not allowed to take any beverages on board (including water) other than sealed bottles of wine (no boxed wine). Norwegian said it had been taking too long to inspect each beverage during boarding, causing delays.  

Wine must be checked upon boarding and will be held until it's consumed on board or until disembarkation at the final port. There is a corkage fee of $15 for a 750ml bottle or $30, 1,500ml.

Save time getting to Antarctica and avoid possibly heavy seas by skipping a Drake Passage sailing from/to Argentina and choosing a  "Fly the Drake " itinerary offered by Quark Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 844/881-3177, www.quarkexpeditions.com).

At over 403 feet, the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, the Redhorse Osaka Wheel, opened on July 1 at Expocity (2-1 Senribampaku Koen, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan; www.expocity-mf.com/en/access). The wheel has 72 glass-bottomed cars, including two luxury cars, which take 18 minutes to make one full revolution. A standard car seats six people and a luxury car, four. A ticket costs ¥1,000 (near $10), standard, or ¥8,000, luxury.

Located at the Bampaku-kinen-koen monorail station, Expocity also offers shopping, a zoo and an aquarium.

Overnight stays at London’s Natural History Museum (Cromwell Road, London, England; phone +44 20 7942 5000, www.nhm. ac.uk) are scheduled periodically throughout the year.

For adults over 18, “Dino Snores for Grown-ups” (£180, near $238, each) includes a night of museum exploration, live music, an all-night movie marathon, dinner and break- fast. With “Dino Snores for Kids” (£60), children age 7 to 11, accompanied by an adult, get to explore the museum and take part in educational activities and have a cold breakfast.

Near the first capital of the Yuan Dynasty, in the province of Inner Mongolia, northern China, selections of more than 60,000 Mongolian artifacts are on display in the Xanadu Museum, which opened on May 1. The 6,991-square-meter site includes eight buildings, with display descriptions in Mongolian, Chinese and English. Entry is free. 

Guests at Anan­tara Angkor Resort (National Road no. 6, Khum Svay Dangkom, Siem Reap, Cambodia; phone +855 63 966 788, angkor.anantara.com) can book a guided dawn tour of Angkor Wat Archaeological Park followed by breakfast at a secluded temple. Guests are then free to explore the complex, with its ninth- to 15th-century temples, the rest of the day.

A 2016 map of Prague, Czechia (aka Czech Republic), is available free for download by visiting www.praguecitytourism.cz/en/media/-maps-and-brochures and clicking on “Prague – City Map.” It also is free at visitors’ centers in the city.