I normally travel to Europe off season or end to a season or the beginning to a season. Meaning May or Mid September through October – not so much for the great fares and hotel rates, but rather for the quiet before and after the student travelers have passed through the continent. But this list of best places to travel in August can also carry through the end of October just fine, I know, I’ve been there:

Edinburgh, Scotland

Brussels, Belgium

Aspen, Colorado

Maldives

Vienna Austria
Also this How To article had me smiling – my favorite: How To Sleep Like A Pope In Rome