United States: In the park
It will be all Mickey all night long as two Disney parks pay tribute to leap year. To celebrate Feb. 29, a date that makes the calendar every fourth year, both California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World will remain open for 24 hours straight. The leap day marathons begin at 6 a.m. Feb 29. In a related contest, Disney is giving away a vacation package for four every day until Feb. 29.
Poland: In the museum
Controversial models of a Nazi concentration camp made from Lego have been purchased by Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art. Created in 1996 by Polish artist Zbigniew Libera, they were initially criticized for trivializing the Holocaust, but have since been shown at New York’s Jewish Museum and other international galleries. The works depict crematoria, barracks and skeletal prisoners being beaten. The museum calls the images “one of the most important works of contemporary Polish art.” They are expected to go on display later this year.
Netherlands: On a roll
Beer tastings and brewery tours will add froth to new cycling tours of the Netherlands planned by Beercycling.com. But the organizers are reminding participants that bicycles require alertness and balance and that “true beer cyclists understand the quality-over-quantity principle.” Selling features include local cuisine, the country’s flat, scenic landscape and a burgeoning array of craft breweries. Several tastings will feature beer paired with Dutch cheeses. Departures for the 10-day trips are April 19 and July 12.