Vienna

When the weather turns crisp and chilly in the fall, Vienna's café culture comes alive. When you walk in with rosy cheeks and chilly toes, request a boozy hot chocolate laced with Austrian rum or Amaretto and topped with whipped cream. This magical combination quickly warms even the most resistant cold, and there are several locations where you may try it. Begin at Café Landtmann, the quintessential Ringstrasse café and Sigmund Freud's favorite, where he would sit with his newspapers and watch the ladies and gentlemen nibbling into their apfelstrudel.

Demel is another old-world favorite where you may stop at the café and then buy the most beautiful boxes of chocolates to take home. Those with a sweet tooth can match their hot chocolate with a slice of Sacher torte from Hotel Sacher, which originated the rich dessert topped with apricot jam. Head to Park Hyatt Vienna for a taste of old-world splendor, as well as one of the city's top bars.