Travel Why you should take the stairs at the Eiffel Tower, the Reichstag and Italy’s cathedrals October 16, 2019 Rick Steves, Special to USA TODAY Comments Off on Why you should take the stairs at the Eiffel Tower, the Reichstag and Italy’s cathedrals From church domes to bell towers, fanciful rooftops to sky-piercing monuments, Europe is full of climbable structures.