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Binnenrotte Market, one of the largest street markets in the country, has over 500 stalls where shoppers will find flea market items, household wares, vintage pieces, books, clothes, produce, fish and flowers. The market’s nearly 100 food stalls are located inside the massive Markthal, while the rest of the market is located between Meent Street and the Blaak train station. It’s open every Tuesday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday noon to 5 p.m.

The Celts were in Austria long before the Romans were, but it was the latter who left a more lasting imprint. With a population of 30,000 at its peak, the Roman legion camp of Vindobona was considered the edge of the world. As old as the Roman presence in Vienna is, the Römermuseum only dates back to 2008. On the Hoher Markt, one of the oldest squares in the city (and one with a fabulous gilded baroque fountain), the museum lies right over the Roman officers’ compound. Displays on everything from cooking utensils to toys are enhanced with a 3-D film on life at the time. Across the square, the Ankeruhr, an intricate and gorgeous art nouveau mechanical clock, was erected in 1914 on a bridge joining two sections of the Anker insurance building.

This was originally the offices of the Territorial Enterprise newspaper, where Mark Twain worked as the editor in the 1860’s, before moving to San Francisco. It is now a museum with such items as the original desk used by Mark Twain when he was editor of the paper, antique printing presses, an early Linotype machine, a proof press, stone composing tables, and various other items

On the banks of the Elbe, just before its confluence with the River Rhin, passengers will spy a colorful array of historic houses and a harbor fronted by an assembly of fishing boats and sailing ships. This is the Glückstadt, or “Lucky City,” which was founded in the early 17th century by King Christian IV of Denmark and which quickly became an important trading center. Today it offers a charming reconstructed town square with an atmospheric daily market.